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Pedestal

by annh

If you place me on a pedestal, I can’t help but disappoint you; For no one is infallible, No one survives unbroken, No one remains unchanged. When it all turns to custard, Who do you blame? Me for letting you down, Or yourself for doing the same, By expecting too much of me.
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Written by
annh
F / Christchurch, New Zealand
For You?
Written by
annh
F / Christchurch, New Zealand
Published
May 4, 2020
Time
1m
Notes

To shamelessly paraphrase Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘I am inordinately fond of pedestals...and...custard in any shape or form.’

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#blame#custard#disappoint#expecting#help#infallible#pedestal#unbroken#unchanged#yourself
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