One of the worst feelings, purportedly
Is disappointment
And disappointing others
But what's far worse, most factually
Is disappointing yourself.

It's terrible when they underestimate you, but
A far more poignant deed when they overestimate
You disagree? It's flattering you say
Shows they think a lot of you
But it isn't so great when you fail
At meeting their expectations
And thus combine disappointing others
With disappointing yourself.

I miss the bliss of being a child
Before I made erroneous assumptions
And missed deadlines
And abhorred myself to such extent that
I can barely stand me anymore.

Yet every adversity
And every failure
Should be a lesson
And it will be
I will bounce back
I have to and I will
Hope can be found in the darkest places they say
I've been looking under the bed and in my father's heart
It seems to be very good at hide and seek
But I'll find it.
I always do.