I Understand At Last Poem by Shalom Freedman

I understand at last
I did not make it
I am not and never will be great
I am not
And will not be
Even a slightly known writer

I can live with it
I can be a failure to the end

It’s not everything

I did a little
Something

I am not a bad person
I was not cruel

I even was kind to some

I did a few things in my life

I can live with it
I am not much of a writer
And I never will be

The universe will not suffer because of this
I must go on to the end
Trying to do the best I can
For the people I love

And hoping they do not suffer too much
Because of my failure –