Literature
The Failure
If I offer some kind statements
So your sadness might subside,
Ignore them completely
Make it look like I never tried.
If I'm acting too happy,
Say "You're acting like a fool
Take life more seriously!"
Make those words sound cruel.
If I seem to be upset
Scold me on the spot
"You think YOU have problems?
You don't know what you got!"
If I try to add something
To an ongoing conversation,
Subtract me from the group
Shower me with alienation.
If I show you some respect
Laugh it off completely,
"Who gave you the right
To come and talk to me?"
All of my successes
That I thought would make folks proud
"It doesn't mean a thing,
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