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In my existence,
Many said that I would fail
And it bothered me.
I displayed my skills
And gave the crowd some cold chills
But it proved a loss.
A few years ago
I entered a spelling bee
And misspelled word one.
Future, I believe
It was, and I spelled it wrong
And it destroyed me.
I knew that I was
Better than that, but no one
Really fathomed that.
People bullied me
In middle school, and it all
But made me wonder.
What did I do to
Deserve this cruel, twisted, and
Underhanded fate?
No matter the answer,
I still see in the mirror
A man at his best.
I see the future
In a bright light, but with strong
Pessimism comes
The realization
That my dreams may never make
It to the real world.
When I leave this Earth,
I want people to know that
I'm as good as one
Who would give his life
To protect the ones he saw
Near and dear to him.
When I'm dead and gone
I want the generations
To know I was best.
Best in true effort,
Best in perseverance, and
Best in being kind.
But that may not be.
That may never come to light.
That is what I fear.
But even at my
Best, I just don't quite fathom
The hell one endures.
Even at my best,
I simply don't understand
How one can go through so much
Without completely
Going insane or losing
His mind in the sands.
Even at my best,
I may never be famous
Or have great riches.
I may never have
A mansion all to myself
Or a fancy car.
I may never get
The chance to see my hard work
Become recognized.
Even at my best,
I only realize right now that
This is my true fear.
A fear of being
Anonymous or unknown
To the public eye.
A fear of being
Nothing more than a failure
Or a disaster.
A fear of being
Somewhat of an idiot
Or a big moron.
This, my friends, is the
Undisputed fact of life
In which I do live.
This is my true fear.
You can call it what you want,
But this is my fear.
However, I guess
That it isn't all that bad
Or dark or whatnot.
I have gotten the
Chance to do things that I thought
I would never do.
I have seen horse shows,
Church services, surprises,
And birthday parties.
I have seen good times,
Clear skies, brighter days and nights,
And the sun shining.
I have seen myself
Grow and mature, and so have
Every one of you.
I have seen the great
In my spirit, and so have
Every one of you.
Looking back on all
The times I smiled and laughed,
I guess it's all right.
I reckon the sun
Will shine on me someday soon.
At least I'm not dead.
I heard of this contest that this group called #Live-Love-Write was running, so I figured that this Haiku that I've somehow managed to summon the stamina to write would fall under "The Best Of You." ([link]) It kind of reminds me of the Foo Fighters song of the same name, but nonetheless, this is my first of two entries into the "Best Of You" contest. I mean, it's not like I spend some six hours on a computer every day for no reason at all! Suppose the point I'm trying to prove isn't moot? We'll see as time goes by.
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I love it. Again, the simplicity of your words is what gives it such valor. A common fear that even at ones best, they still may not achieve, but it gladdened me when you twisted in to the positive aspects of life, yours in particular.