Broken Chain
A Poem on Dealing with the Fear of Failure
Society teaches us that we cannot fail. Yet, it is part of life and is what truly teaches us what we need to know. The true question is how to cope with it. Here is a little villanelle about the fear of failure.
Chain with links so broken
With no hope to restore
Bring thoughts poor and words harshly spoken
Chain with links of rust
Tinkling metal heralds news
Learn the news we must
Chain with links disjoined
Takes some time to mend
With practice once again cojoined
Chain that is dismissed
Can still be called upon
Linked once again with a skilful twist
The broken chain unwanted
That no one deigns to see
Forms soul disenchanted
But can reign again, not daunted.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Nice work and good message.