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❝Are you doing well?❞
A very simple question,
but hard to answer.
Melancholia is a collection of haiku that echoes the sentiments of the young generation today, who have silently fought hard lately in order to surviv...
❝No pressure,❞ they said. But why does it seem like they are disappointed?
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SILENT EXPECTATION IS still an expectation, and it is killing me.
Does anyone know what it hurts more than a betrayal? It is when no one believes in me, especially my own flesh and blood. They always assume things without consulting me, and at the end of the day, they always claim to know everything about me when the truth is, they don't even know a single thing about me. Thus, they always comfort me with such awful words, ❝We are not pressuring you to achieve this and that, so take it easy in life. Enjoy and have fun with your friends.❞
Damn, how am I supposed to take life so comfortably when I am the one who voluntarily put pressure on myself because nobody expects anything from me. Am I such a failure in their eyes, thinking I can never meet their expectation when they give me one? Their intentions might be good, but their actions make me believe I am not good enough.
Am I not good enough? In their eyes, perhaps.
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