second place, silver trophy
a medal for doing well, but
not well enough
funny how validation weighs like
a chunk of metal around your neck
funny how time passes
seconds, ticking by
something just barely out of reach
second place, silver trophy
a medal for doing well, but
not well enough
funny how validation weighs like
a chunk of metal around your neck
funny how time passes
seconds, ticking by
something just barely out of reach
elleguyence 
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This is so beautiful, really felt this one. Perfection is impossible, but not feeling good enough is always the worst.
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Like the way it is written – particularly the way you have set the lines up so they sort of flow into one another.
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What are you referring to? Some kind of prize? I’m trying to figure out how to enter my writings into contests.
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Validation can be a torture. The burden of proof is a real problem.
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