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the confessions of victory

September 23, 2022
By Mangolemonade PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
Mangolemonade PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
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you hate me, all of you

you stare and ignore and whisper whisper whisper

behind my back because i am perfect

overachiever straight a’s teacher’s pet perfect

prodigy phenomenon club president perfect

unreachable unattainable unachievable perfect 


you hate me, all of you

you shun and slight and gossip gossip gossip

in front of my face because you think I am perfect 

because I am everything you never and always wanted to be 

you hate me, and i don’t blame you

because i hate myself too

 

my room is a trophy case

medals draped over bed posts

walls armored with awards

closets crammed with golden proof 

that i am good that i am better that i am enough

for them for me for everyone 


i am a trophy case

hollowed out hungry for

the perfection that i have never had

because no matter how many awards i win

my parents have never said they were proud of me

not once


The author's comments:

This piece was written for a school assignment where we had to reimagine a mythical character as a high school student. I chose Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.


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