Branded with a smile.
I am a delusion in disguise.
People have a tendency to like my vibe,
And you are lead to believe everything is alright.
My life seems all hunky dory.
But do you know I've got problems and worries.
Feeling like a failure to my father,
Don't know if I'll ever recover.
The expectations are high,
All I wanted is for you to empathize,
Just for you to say everything is alright.
I need, not to hear your well rehearsed criticize.
I know I have disappointed.
A million and one reasons to explain my incompetence.
But to you it is a set of nonsense.
Making new rules and sanctions,
As if they would solve the problem.
So much weights on my shoulder,
Sometimes I just want to rest,
Please bear with me because I am not always capable of doing my best.
Anita Khelawan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/comforting-words/
