Take-Backs

By Chalin

page up
until you find
the beginnings of
the way you pictured me.

fight the urge
to throw myself away.
my pathetic attempt at
being human

destroyed by your
unforgiving reaction to
my imperfection.

i apologize for being
less than what you
wished for.

and for having the
audacity to think
you single-handedly
caused me to
feel.

Like a child again,
just wanting validation
from someone who couldn't.
Wouldn't. Let. Themselves.

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Copyright 2003 Chalin
Published on Wednesday, August 27, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • mywristshurt On Monday, April 24, 2006, mywristshurt (408)By person wrote:

    this is one of the poems im doing a report on

  • KittyStryker On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, KittyStryker (711)By person wrote:

    :( i love this, because i feel it within my being. "i apologize for being less than what you wished for."... ah yes... and needing validation... oh how i understand.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    This is an awesome piece - love your writing, only wish I could be around more to read it these days. Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A Velvet Tongue On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, A Velvet Tongue (436)By person wrote:

    awesome piece, but dont ever apologise for being you...if it wasnt good enough for someone else, than they didn't fucking deserve YOU..Keep em coming!

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