Failure Poems
Chasing Dreams and Fading Stars
by Oscar Auliq-Ice
I am a traveler in this life,
Drifting through days and nights,
Chasing dreams and fading stars,
Hoping to find my place, my bars.
The world is vast, and I am small,
Yet I have a voice, a story to tell,
Of love and loss, joy and pain,
Of all that makes life worth the strain.
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done
by Mackenzie Bilz
Why is it, it seems
That all the trouble comes from me?
I’m the reason,
no other explanation
All the pain seeps from me.
Pointing fingers
Frantic eyes
Desperate seekers
To nothing I find
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All on Me
by Bame Bame
Hi mum,
You raised me well, all the bad about me is all on me
I lost my way along the journey; how do I turn back?
My desire to live a perfect life made me force things that didn’t fit
Your prayers saved me
But what will sustain me?
They said there is a spell cast upon me, I didn’t believe in such
But if I am not a threat, why are dark forces fighting me this hard?
You taught me patience, I did the opposite
I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t wait for it
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The futility of Joy
by Corben Bruce
I lie at night with music playing,
I convince myself it is to inspire
to create or feel or help me sleep
Instead i use it to drown the thoughts from my mind
An empty canvas with bright colours
I lie with eyes open in the darkness
for to close them is to invite images to fill the void
When they are open i see nothing
but closed i can see everything
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I thought
by Abasiama Udom
I thought I failed
My heart believed it
I knew I was a failure
my lips told of it
I am a failure.
Nothing remaineth
the bird flee
the dogs even -
at my voice
A failure -
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All on Me
by Bame Bame
Hi mum,
You raised me well, all the bad about me is all on me
I lost my way along the journey; how do I turn back?
My desire to live a perfect life made me force things that didn’t fit
Your prayers saved me
But what will sustain me?
They said there is a spell cast upon me, I didn’t believe in such
But if I am not a threat, why are dark forces fighting me this hard?
You taught me patience, I did the opposite
I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t wait for it
......
done
by Mackenzie Bilz
Why is it, it seems
That all the trouble comes from me?
I’m the reason,
no other explanation
All the pain seeps from me.
Pointing fingers
Frantic eyes
Desperate seekers
To nothing I find
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A Fool Has No Access To Success
by mv venkataraman
A fool gets cheated,
He gets easily defeated,
He has never repeated,
But, has only retreated,
He has never completed,
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The futility of Joy
by Corben Bruce
I lie at night with music playing,
I convince myself it is to inspire
to create or feel or help me sleep
Instead i use it to drown the thoughts from my mind
An empty canvas with bright colours
I lie with eyes open in the darkness
for to close them is to invite images to fill the void
When they are open i see nothing
but closed i can see everything
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Alone, I wept and confronted my plight
by Adison Ahuja
In the depths of struggle, I confronted my plight,
With trepidation and uncertainty, my soul bled.
Alone, I wept, fears concealed, hidden from sight.
Weeks stretched on, casting shadows of blight,
As I grappled with the weight that lay ahead.
In the depths of struggle, I confronted my plight.
Fearful of disappointing, my heart took flight,
Desiring to honor those who believed in me, I pled.
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