they told you to jump,
saying your wings would take you higher.
so you jumped,
and now you spiral down
on the wings of failure,
unable to scream
through the guilt
clawing at your throat.
(your fault, your fault, your fault.
you did not do it right, so it's your fault
that you fall)
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they told you to run.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHwEjFbJbC
saying your feet would bear your weight.
so you ran,
and now you can scarcely walk
for you hold their disappointments on your shoulders
and their stories bleed from your heels,
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on the well-trodden path460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc9KCxGc3u
of their success, and your failings.
(your fault, your fault, your fault.
it's your fault that you are not strong enough
to hold the weight of their disappointment)
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they told you to swim,
your lungs would be strong enough to keep you from drowning.
so you swam, despite the burdens they tied to your limbs
that dragged you down and down,
bubbles streaming460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yHjKJ7plh
from your mouth,
and your nose,
as you try to scream
but cannot due to the guilt that settles there,
pressure on your lungs,
tying bricks to your feet
as the ocean called love
swallows you whole.
(your fault, you fault, your fault.
you should have tried harder,
worked harder to keep afloat, it's your fault.)
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you blame it on the dog,460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wtaiVhDSu
who did every trick you asked of it460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaYLVZCyoC
but it is the dog's fault,460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx6izAxX2C
that it was never taught how to do them properly.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuc0MGWoi2X
so blame it on the dog460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4NQryY8DQ
(it only wanted your approval.)460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeu6Lcdd71n
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emotions portrayed: guilt, disapproval, blame (of self), inadequacy and undercurrents of emotions running here and there
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