Living failure

By gracefullytorn

They are watching me;
as I strip off my clothes, cover my imperfect body, and step into the shower
as I get out and slip on the slick, wet tile
as I curse out the half-witted driver beside me who must have failed Drivers Ed
as I cry over my awkward body and long to look like a carbon-copy of a natural beauty
as I pretend to help a child find their mom, but mislead them…intentionally
as I cannot recall my own phone number and look on the bottom of my foot where I carved it long ago
as I make too many mistakes and they fail me, thinking I must not be human

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Copyright 2004 gracefullytorn
Published on Tuesday, July 6, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Thorn On Monday, February 27, 2006, Thorn (283)By person wrote:

    To fail is to BE human. To ever succeed and prosper is to be a God. Meditate on what goes with being a God... is that truly your aspiration?

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