Sindy Onyejekwe Poet Free verse

Leave Me Alone

I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FEEL ENOUGH 
TO DO ENOUGH OF WHAT I AM REQUIRED TO DO 
IT IS LIKE PEOPLE ASSUME IM A DUO 
I CAN ONLY DO WHAT I CAN 
THROUGH IT ALL I COME BACK EXHAUTED. 
EXHAUSTION HAS BECOME MY LIFE PARTNER 
BUT I STILL WORK HARDER 
ONLY TO BE MET BY ANNOYED BACK LASHES
WHAT ELSE CAN A HUMAN DO?

DEPRESSION MET ME RIGHT AFTER
HOSTING PARTIES ALONGSIDE EXHAUSTION 
ANXIETY MY LIFE-LONG FRIEND WAS PRIORITISED 
?MY MENTAL HEALTH STABLE 
OF COURSE NOT 
I AM AT A BARE MINIMUM OF MYSELF 
STILL BEING BACKLASHED ON MY IMPROVEMENTS 
NO COMPLIMENTS, NOTHING 
KEEPING THE BRIMMING TEARS AT BAY
NOT TO LONG TILL I FULLY BREAK. 

TOO BAD NO ONE IS PERFECT 
DO NOT EXPECT PERFECTION FROM MYSELF 
NOT A PERFECT CHILD, PARTNER, SIBLING EMPLOYEE OR COLLEGUE
BARE MINIMUM PRESSURE AND MY STRING WILL BREAK

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Beata Agustin November 28, 2024 at 9:12 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.