There will be no scrapbook
Of the things I’ve done
My accomplishments
For I’ve done nothing in their eyes
I’ve done nothing
But become an embodiment
Of failure and disappointment.
I deserve no plaque from them
I can only make my own
Because I’ve done nothing
In their eyes
I am nothing.
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Your something in my eyes
Not in mine.
When you say “I can only make my own” you are correct. What matters is not what you’ve done in your mom’s eyes, but in your own. If you have love and compassion and respect for your family and friends, that is the best plaque you can acquire. And you may feel your mom won’t see your accomplishments, but you will. Believe me, having love in your heart and soul is the greatest accomplishment of all, and even though it won’t be in a scrapbook, it will be in you.