Did you try and fail?
Your story is not their story.
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Your story is not their story
The seed was not
sewn
Incorrect metaphor
It was commitment
A full plunge
All or nothing
Isn’t that what we
were taught?
With such
investment
It was bound to
pay off.
And there was
indeed
A return
A trickle feed
Snowball effect
Yet too slow
For sustenance.
The only option
Was to fold up
Close down
And move on
Against your
deepest need
As you are not one
of those
Who can afford
To keep it
burning.
You feel as though
The world cheated
you
Hard done by
And you suffer
Yet if you do the
math
The odds (and
evens) equate
This is how it is
For most
Yet your trembling
pain remains
Exquisite and
sensitive
And you’re loathed
To try again.
Words 2013. Video 2024
I enjoyed making this video. I think it turned out well.
I'm a misery guts haha.
I think I was inspired by my own struggles as a writer to 'make it' in a world where I believed talent alone would be enough to get you noticed. I discovered that it was much more about networking; a large profile, the right 'identity', among other factors.
I did have some successes. A lot of my poems and some stories were published in magazines and online. I pushed on after this poem (2013), but never 'made it' per se but I'm still proud of the work I created. I received great responses from those who have read my work. That's good enough.
Anyway, I saw how many were trying to get in and how many actually did. Same with many industries, particularly the creative fields. So little room. The vast majority won't have the successes they dreamed of. They won't even get a look in. So that's what this poem is all about. The invisible ones who don't get there, no matter what area of life. Even love.
Let me know your thoughts. Until next time,
Peace
Anthony
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