Luminous [A poetry collection] ~ Canvas of Words

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"What if I'm not good enough?"

"But darling, you are."

"But what if I fail?"

"That's not a bad thing."

"But it mustn't happen!

I need to be better,
the best of them all."

"Hold on now, my dear,

can't you feel how you fall?

Deeper and deeper
into that void,
into that darkness,
that swallows you whole."

"Well... Maybe.
But I still need to try."

"Then do so, honey,
but if you get tired,

then sit down to rest,
there's nothing you'll miss

if you take just a moment
to push them aside,

the worries,
the pressure,
whatever it is
that weighs so heavy
on those young shoulders of yours.

Push it aside
and tell yourself:

Everything will be alright."