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Mistakes
by Gabe Redel

I can’t seem to shake
this humiliation from my life.
It follows me like it were the shirt
over my shoulders.
I thought that I would get better
at stripping myself of embarrassment
as I grew into my prime,
but it has turned out that
I have only allowed myself
to make the same mistakes
on a more noticeable stage.

What I have gotten better at is hiding the pain
under a confident face.
You say that I am fake.
What else should I do?
I could run and cry
or I could own up
to how I feel
and take a strong step toward my destiny.