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.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Xlqc8A4Az
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 path362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfGIQd5hZE
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 streaming362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtIlkLpfYG
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,362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BLQdVedaW
who did every trick you asked of it362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnmXs7iMrQ
but it is the dog's fault,362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡophIjps1PF
that it was never taught how to do them properly.362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1j3IVqsVc
so blame it on the dog362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUBi0bIOkc
(it only wanted your approval.)362Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX1AW0Gpn3
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emotions portrayed: guilt, disapproval, blame (of self), inadequacy and undercurrents of emotions running here and there
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