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Frustration


What do you want from me? Why is it I never seem good enough? Questioning eyes, A skeptic glance, "Uh huh, yeah, sure..." Always second guessing No joke Everything looks like an accident I'm pretty sure it all is What do you want from me? Giving new things a try Only if it fits my work schedule Have fun Only if I don't do something stupid Why make contradictions? Make up your mind, I can't be both At least according to you What do you want from me? I'm trying so hard to please you Trying so hard not to fail Trying so hard not to make you angry Yet I fall short every single time. Thank you for considerations But I don't understand Is my life really my own? Will I ever succeed? What do you want from me? I am afraid Of deviating from what you want Afraid of your sneer, your "I told you so" If I fall flat I will give everything up Just to make you happy with me To gain your approval Isn't that everything? What do you want from me? The sad truth is this: I will never make you happy I will never satisfy your requirements Anything I do is a mistake Always second guessing All the moves I make Trying not to fall through a crack Only to find a path full of them. What do YOU want from ME? Because what I want from you Is to be left alone.
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Poetry789
This was pretty good. I felt the emotion and the desperation. Good Job!

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