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Failure

Give and take, that’s how the world works

You give what you can and accept what you believe you deserve

All I have to give is love

I give it freely

I give and I give and I give

There’s none left for myself

I don’t deserve it

I don’t see what others see

I receive what others give, but I do not accept

A failure is all I see

An amalgamation of the shattered remnants of whom I was

I want to accept the love of others

I want to accept love for myself

I can’t

I don’t deserve it, I failed everyone

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Written by
ethan-titus
31 / M
Published
Apr 22, 2014
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#love#failure#give#take#deserving
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