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