Badge Of Failure

In the eyes of the people
I had committed a mistake that day
Every time they looked at me
They made me realize
I was nothing but a failure
It was a phase so jarring
That every time I walked out of home
It was the walk of shame
Bitter words had become a part
Of my plate, of my life
I cried my eyes out
On several occasions
Yet my heart never felt any lighter
For I myself believed I was a failure
Every thought, every action of mine
Expressed nothing but the agony in me
I had had enough and for how long?
I realized my life is my business
I have to get up once I fall
And weary of the taints of being a failure
I decided to don the badge of failure
Up my sleeves, for everyone to see
For mistakes happened at my part
And now I feel courageous to
Acknowledge my deeds
For I can’t change them and
Yet my journey goes on and on.