Disappointment Poem by Rose Marie Cook

I cried myself
To sleep last night
Tear after tear
Hit the ground
It was all so terrible
I couldn't make a sound
Stuck in my silent prison
To suffer all alone
Try to please everyone
But none of it counts
I tried to be daddy's little girl
Tried to make mama proud
But none of it matters
Cause under all my tries
Lies that girl they all hate
The one they can't stand
Underneath all of me
Is the girl ready to leave
Ready to give up
The one that wants to give
Everyone what they want
In one single shot
The one too cowardly
To do it herself
To stand up tall
And deal with the struggle
I cried myself
To sleep last night
Because everyday I wake up
And to everyone's disappointment
I'm still the same ol' me
The one who wastes
Her time crying
Night after night
Hoping for a better life