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.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsSxonmofb
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 path325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGrwiDWynK
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 streaming325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ351TJzUktr
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,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQuWEzmiD0
who did every trick you asked of it325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oD9Q67Hyo
but it is the dog's fault,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrU83HbL2R
that it was never taught how to do them properly.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YlXfMtnVT
so blame it on the dog325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdefJLCZxx
(it only wanted your approval.)325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfDoDfjYVQ
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emotions portrayed: guilt, disapproval, blame (of self), inadequacy and undercurrents of emotions running here and there
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