Emotions - blame it on the dog (it only ever wanted your approval)

they told you to jump,

saying your wings would take you higher.

so you jumped,

and now you spiral down

on the wings of failure,

unable to scream

through the guilt

clawing at your throat.

(your fault, your fault, your fault.

you did not do it right, so it's your fault

that you fall)

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they told you to run.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfgWQtCptM

saying your feet would bear your weight.

so you ran,

and now you can scarcely walk

for you hold their disappointments on your shoulders

and their stories bleed from your heels,

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of their success, and your failings.

(your fault, your fault, your fault.

it's your fault that you are not strong enough

to hold the weight of their disappointment)

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they told you to swim,

your lungs would be strong enough to keep you from drowning.

so you swam, despite the burdens they tied to your limbs

that dragged you down and down,

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from your mouth,

and your nose,

as you try to scream

but cannot due to the guilt that settles there,

pressure on your lungs,

tying bricks to your feet

as the ocean called love

swallows you whole.

(your fault, you fault, your fault.

you should have tried harder,

worked harder to keep afloat, it's your fault.)

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you blame it on the dog,650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ13HIixXSq
who did every trick you asked of it650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSRhBhZAdb
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that it was never taught how to do them properly.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjliersN73
so blame it on the dog650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6LwI8ZgFl
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emotions portrayed: guilt, disapproval, blame (of self), inadequacy and undercurrents of emotions running here and there

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