I failed

I have been a fool,

I have been a joker,

I have given you all my best lines,

I have given you what you wanted,

Or what I thought you needed,

I have been a rascal and a scoundrel

And in all of this that I have done,

I forgot to be me

And now you tell me, that is what you needed me to be

And I failed.

9 responses to “I failed”

  1. Dam. I feel used from this, but related! Sorry!!

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    1. Sorry you feel used but it’s all good 🙂

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  2. Replied the imagined muse, to the shepherd poet:
    “It’s me who’s been the fool, the joked upon, the tool.
    All I thought was real was just an emptiness.
    I can live, but not as me, not in your world, you see.
    With you I can but only perfect be. And in your world you are the only judge. The judged-upon is me.”

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    1. Beautifully written

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      1. Well, you wrote everything I so often feel.

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      2. I am so glad my work resonates with you. 🙂

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      3. Sometimes it really does. 🙂
        I’ve so much appreciated your support on both my blogs.
        It’s funny, earlier yesterday I followed your account again (sometimes I temporarily unfollow blogs either by klutzy mis-click if using my itty-bitty phone screen 🙄, and/or because I’m an emotional wimp when it comes to certain kinds of content, at certain moments in my life 🙃🙈😔); then, coincidentally, your next batch of poems suddenly seemed so sad and/or angry… Truly hope you are ok. 😥
        I feel that way too at times. You really are talented…

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      4. I thank you so very much for your support and understanding of all I do and love following your blogs too. 🙂

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      5. ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

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