#overachiever poems on Hello Poetry

Some think that a well thought out compliment
Is the best gift to give me.
What they don't know is that it stifles me,
Buries me under yet another layer of self doubt,
Wondering yet again, “What if I fail them?”
What if I'm just a fake, a fraud?
What if suddenly I wasn't so amazing, so perfect?
I love to be treasured,
But what happens when everyone
Finds out I'm just fool's gold?

This has nothing to do with compliments I receive on HelloPoetry; I enjoy writing here and it is not stressful at all. This poem refers to current stresses regarding school, driving, and work.

#overachiever #thoughts #stress #anxiety #doubt #fake #fraud #perfect #gift #fail

pixels Nov 2013

A Thing of Cowards and Over-Achievers

Future.*

One word,
That sends thousands to their knees.
The ultimate fear,
Whether acknowledged or denied.
The ultimate seduction,
Overlooked and overstated.

It looms unendingly,
A second shadow to mock your efforts.
A silent lure,
Tempting and drunk on its own velocity.

Constant yet uncertain...
Striking fear and lust,
Like a taboo so sweet,
Into the hearts of the fearful and the ambitious.

I walk happily into the darkness,
And embrace the dark temptation.

Self-destruction in a heady promise
Of a tremulous future.

#fear #future #anxiety #coward #anxious #overachiever #overachieving

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