Why Can'T I? Poem by shona sengupta

Why can't I?
What has she that I have not?
What is it that I have not been taught?
Why is she good at all?
I try to do something,
But she does it better,
And embarrassing it is, eyes turning wetter
Why am I always compared?
Why have I never dared to challenge,
The monotony of her success
If she can do it all,
Why can't I?
Why does expectation always end in a sigh?
And now since I know for sure,
That I am best at nothing at all
There must be something I can do
That, I will find an answer to
One, will be to fight
And fail.
The other will be to whine or groan
And constantly wail.
The third, it is my favourite
To try and to cry.
Cry and complain.
But for that you have to find
A patient and sympathetic ear
Who to your words will be kind
But never give up.
Don't let the spirit dampen
There will come a time when
You will know your cup of tea.
All you need is perspective and a will to see.
Try and try again
Know that everything has an end
Joy, misery doubt or hope,
You will some day learn to cope.
‘Nothing is impossible'
That is a lie.
But will, can make the impossible, possible
This truth none can defy.
The only answer to ‘why can't I', will be ‘I can always try'.