All Wrong

why can I not live up to you
I look for approval again and again
but never find it
what is so wrong with me??

I walk around you with care
like walking on the sharpest glass
ever word i say seems to be the wrong one
and even when i don't speak i mess up

you critize me as if i'm nothing
you make jokes about me in front of my face
no wonder I never find good in myself
you feed me these things as satan would

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 5/21/2009 11:43:00 PM
this is another great powerful write, they should take the plank of wood out of their own eye before looking at a speck of dust in someone elses eye, they will be judged one day and the measure they dish it out now is the masure it will be returned to them later , I know it's hard but their time will come and then see what happens, they will see and they will be sorry. God bless you from diane
Login to Reply
Date: 5/21/2009 8:30:00 PM
i can relate to this. sometimes you don't have the choice or feel you don't have the choice to leave.
Login to Reply
Date: 5/20/2009 2:36:00 PM
I agree with Deborah get away from that person...once you do surround yourself with positive people...I did and it works wonders for your self esteem
Login to Reply
Date: 5/20/2009 12:39:00 PM
goodness! why on earth are you staying near that person and LISTENING?..good verse..bad person (not you) Light & Love
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter