I imagine the laughter,
I imagine the disapproval,
I can feel the trembling of my hands,
I feel the eyes scratching at my skin.
.
I picture the walk in,
I picture the shame and the defeat,
The defeat that no one will believe
belongs to me.
.
Everyone is always expecting
more and more and more,
And I don’t know how much longer I can
fulfil and fulfil and fulfil.
.
I don’t know how many more failures I can live through,
I don’t know how many more dissatisfied glares I can swallow
down my throat that has become hoarse from
defending itself.
.
Failure is nothing, failure is a moment, failure doesn’t
Define you.
No one else will tell me, no one else will say it,
so I say it to myself over and over and over again,
.
Until the failures become a part of the painting and not the
accidental, unwanted splashes of colour tainting beauty.
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Hello, I'm Cher here to review your poem
First off, a wave of emotions! I know how this feels and it sucks, it really does. You do oa great job of expressing the fact that it is hard to meet everyone's expectations.
Secondly, this is constructive criticism, you did spell fulfill incorrectly. Although it's a mistake can always be fixed.
Lastly, I would like to mention that I like that your lines are too long, although, again constructive criticism, you should break it up into stanzas.
Keep up the good work!
- Cher
Thank you so much for the feedback! I'd like to clarify that 'fulfil' is the UK English spelling, which is what I follow. Also, when I first wrote this poem I made sure to follow a quatrain format, but this website removed the format when I posted it
I hope it's still somewhat evident that the poem is sectioned into 4-line stanzas because it makes more sense reading it that way in my opinion!
Thank you for the clarification! I really enjoyed your poem
Failure is a huge problem and weakness of many people. He knows such a situation only by encountering such a situation. You have explained it best.
Failure is a huge problem and weakness of many people. He knows such a situation only by encountering such a situation. You have explained it best.
I appreciate the kind comment, and I tried my best to do just that
Thank you so much!!
this is so beautiful <3
I can feel the anxiety throughout this piece. "I can feel the eyes scratching at my skin" is such an eloquent way to describe the feeling of judging stares. And trying to convince yourself of the happy little accidents born from mistakes is something that resonates with me. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for your comment!!
Hi! I'm new to this site so bear with me lol. I really love this poem, I've struggled with anxiety and a massive fear of failure myself and this is one of the few pieces I've ever felt has captured how it feels for me. the way you show the defeat and exhaustion is so accurate and wonderfully done, the expectations and the having to defend yourself. the imagining how it feels, the way you describe the physical feelings at the start is lovely. the last two lines are my favorite part, making the failures part of the painting, it's amazing. This is writing I wish I could do, honestly, it's brilliant.
You have no idea how happy your comment made me, thank you so much! I'm glad it resonated with you