Mistake?

Self-pity is a mirror, and I cannot look away
I stare at my reflection; this overgrown mistake
Wishing that my shame would convert to tears and drown me
Erasing this mistake of the past
Erasing dreams that would have never been
Because to think, to love, to hope
Is not to be done by those who
Shouldn’t have a future, who
Should not try to live life
Because life is not for them; for me
This world is not for me
It is way too huge of a mountain; insurmountable
That’s why tornados are rarely found there
Their path of destruction determined by the way the wind blows
And though it may have good intentions, many are left for dead
Running away from a dizzy force that just goes in circles
Because it’s just confused, it doesn’t want to cause pain
I’m sure tornadoes dream of being an easy breeze
That everyone welcomes on a hot summer day
But no, everyone flees as the tornado comes their way
Yet tornadoes are just lost and confused
Dizzy from constantly trying and failing to find…love…
But at the top of the mountain lays all you’ve ever “wanted”
Making it impossible for the confused to be comforted
Making love a lost dream, because hope got lost somewhere
In the tornado
Does the tornado know that hope circles within its funnels of dome?
Does it know that mistakes can be loved?

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savigirl14

Good poem

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