i failed,
please don't hate me.
tears fall,
nose aches,
throat burns.
hands tremble,
heart clenched,
lost in this ache.
my love can't defy you,
my weakness.
before the mirror,
"I'll make them proud,"
murmurs to my heart.
i failed,
please don't hate me.
the feeling when you fail your loved ones— for me, my parents, and for you, others— when you see the stars in their eyes and realize that you've stolen their shine.