Side Dish: A Series of Short Stories

Determined

I am a lost cause.

I cannot accept the fact that

I can achieve success.

This may come as a surprise, but

"Things will always remain the same."

And the lie that,

"Do what you love and you will be happy."

Yet this truth I know;

That I am not important in this world.

People tell me

Working hard

Is less important than

Being lazy and fooling around.

And I realize

In ten years I will fall short of my goals.

I refuse to believe that

I can make that world reality.

My parents tell me that

They've given up on me.

Never will anyone say

Your future is bright.

I keep repeating to myself

The path is too hard.

Not caring if

It is good for my success.

If I know anything, it is that

Life could be much easier.

In the future,

Regret will constantly torture me.

No longer can I say that

I will pursue my hopes and dreams.

Determination says that

I do not possess this trait.

It is stupid to assume that

I can do it.

Unless if I turn it all around.

(Now read from bottom up)