Failure

I used to think of myself
As strong
Nothing can break me
Nothing gets through

I used to think of everything
As weak
It couldn’t touch me
It didn’t hurt

My whole entire life
I lied
I was always affected
By things near me

Slowly but surely
Crept in
Enveloping me in black
Crumpling from the inside

But my outside stayed
Hard shell
Nothing goes in
Nothing gets out

I never truly understood
What’s there
But now I know my weakness
It’s already inside me

Failure.