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Failure
Failure is something that comes easy to me
It's the only part of my life that's remained.
I failed at being the child my parent's wanted
I failed at being a big sister to my siblings
I failed at being smart and good in school
I failed at being the athletic star
I failed society for being a lesbian
I failed at getting into college
I failed at not following my mom's footsteps
I failed at being a good single mom who doesn't struggle
I failed at being a good fiancé.
To those who suffer from my failure I'm sorry
These failures are what make me who I am
And failure is all around us so we're all failures too
But please remember no one's failure makes them
less than you.
It's the only part of my life that's remained.
I failed at being the child my parent's wanted
I failed at being a big sister to my siblings
I failed at being smart and good in school
I failed at being the athletic star
I failed society for being a lesbian
I failed at getting into college
I failed at not following my mom's footsteps
I failed at being a good single mom who doesn't struggle
I failed at being a good fiancé.
To those who suffer from my failure I'm sorry
These failures are what make me who I am
And failure is all around us so we're all failures too
But please remember no one's failure makes them
less than you.
Published 3rd Aug 2014
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2nd Sep 2014 11:58pm
I like this poem's message, which makes up its last verse. I thought recently, in response to a situation involving a family member, that it's okay to be a failure, but not okay to be ungrateful. Your narrator may be too hard on herself, but she doesn't come across as ungrateful, spoiled or stupid. Her voice emerges from what I suppose is a tortured and complex personality.
To make this more of a poem I'd suggest adding images, metaphors and other poetic techniques. As it is it's really more of a polemic, or perhaps a kind of fable, though I'm still glad I read it.
To make this more of a poem I'd suggest adding images, metaphors and other poetic techniques. As it is it's really more of a polemic, or perhaps a kind of fable, though I'm still glad I read it.
