To The Kismets

This poem, "To the Kismets," captures the despair and exhaustion of striving for improvement and validation, only to feel consistently inadequate. It explores themes of self-doubt, sacrifice, and the haunting question of self-worth. The speaker, worn down by repeated failure, reflects on the emptiness of merely existing without truly living. Ultimately, they resign their struggles to the "kismets"-the forces of fate-seeking solace in surrender and the hope that destiny might offer the peace they cannot find within themselves. It's a poignant portrayal of vulnerability and the human desire for meaning and resolution.