Talent
TALENT
For many years, in my infancy
I had always thought, or rather, intuition had me believe that I was the worst there was to life
For because societal values and normative acts had me hypnotized
Then day by day, I degraded into what was believed to be a sordid incapable loser
Over and over again, I had my brain depleted into what was called mental deterioration
In all the years of my infancy, I worked harder than the word hard itself
To try to level with this ideal person society had created
I tried just too hard...,
For some reason I was rather automated, made to believe that only a certain path was the one
But simply because I am human, I was bound to make a mistake, only it’s just in such deserted times and random times that a mistake may be the best thing that happens in life
Because I had failed in the chosen path
And a terrible mistake I had alone or so thought of it as terrible mistake
In that unbelievable way a mistake was miraculous
I discovered in the path I ought not to have taken, My talent
Through being able to regain peace of mind
It is then that thoughts of having the society mock me down for failure to become what they needed me to be were shuttered
I have realized over time that, talent gives you strength when you are hopeless
It moulds you into someone or something when societal ideologies of success render you useless
Find your talent and be thus defined, refined and yes surely you
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