lick your wounds
and suck it up
face it –
you can’t learn everything
it hurts to know
that I can’t learn everything
but it hurts more to know that
other people are learning
more than I am
gore
gash
wound
this infernal pride of mine
this
throbbing
dissatisfaction
this bitter taste of defeat
bite back your
tongue
chew on your folly
swallow your unhappiness
but don’t let it swallow you whole
this
unending
misery
this bilious taste of regret
I feel like I’m about to be sick
quick
before I choke
on my inferiority complex
pride cometh before a fall
i know
divine retribution
awaits me
m.y.