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December 3, 2022
By alondraa0451 BRONZE, Houston, Texas
alondraa0451 BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be ridiculous than absolutely boring" - Marilyn Monroe <br /> Dejame hacer lo que yo puedo hacer, por que yo se quien soy- me


Is it the weight of the title?

Or is it the weight of the responsibility?

 

I tried it for fun,

Ended in tears

I'm not good at this,

Yet I find a solution

I don’t know anything,

I do have answers

 

Is it supposed to be this hard?

No one told me anything,

I know everything

 

Do you hate me now?

I'm sorry I didn’t mean to

 

Its my duty,

I'm supposed to share

 

I thought "I'll have help"

No one is here                just         me

 

Leave first?                 " Can you stay a little longer?"

Me time?                "But we need you here"

 

        "Ask them they know everything"

 

Responsibility calls

I don’t want to answer

Its not just me here

 

But if not me, who?

They, they're no help

They, who have fun while I drown

They

They who are supposed to share,

The burden of the responsibility

 

 

 

"Who else but

 

 

You"


The author's comments:

The burden of leadership is hard for anyone and even more as a teen. My experince being a leader (drum major) in band was difficult even more so when I took on more responsibility then I wanted and even more so when I was supposed to have help from others but I didn't. This piece it to anyone who feels the burden of being a leader and the frustration of knowing you should have help and support but don't have it. 


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Afra ELITE said...
on Dec. 13 2022 at 10:06 am
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

True and relatable!!!