Self Inflicted Realization

I feel shadowed by past personal failures
Those that eat away at hopes and dreams
Finding myself struggling in between
A bottomless pit and the next hand hole
Either I''ll sink out of view
Or climb up onto a new high

At fault for past actions
Living with a constant plague of what if''s 
This or that
Surely would have brought forth
A more sane version of such an insane mind

Dwelling in a material creation of God
Good intentions slipped through my fingers
As I failed my maternal and paternal figures
In their eyes all hope was lost
Thus mine dwindles in and out of perception
Once dreams seemed close enough to touch
Almost able to become reality

As a failure now I notice
Less than few believe in me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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January 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Heather, this is so sad and yet so well written. I hope this is not true with such talent. If so, I believe in you! Looking forward to reading more from you. Blessings, Rhonda
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