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How pretty and petty 

And vapid
And truly absurd 

Are the endless lists

Of your little concerns. 

This one didn't 

Say the right thing, 

And that one 

Forgets or spurns 

Your accomplishments 

At the fundamental 

Embellishments 

You find so essential.

My failure or flaw 

Is not to discern 

How completely 

Absorbed I should be 

In the study of the rate 

Of how fast or slow 

You world turns. 

Not only that: 

I do not attribute 

The necessary 

Importance 

To all you
Contribute 

To all that I do.

(But this is only

 applicable 

in the rare cases 

when what I do 

is a credit to you) 

Do forgive me... 

I don't mean to be 

Sassy or pert, 

It's just that it is 

Just so very tiring 

Living up 

To all you expect, 

When all I ever 

Asked of you 

Was that
You love me 

And just accept.

Manuela Cardiga