I wonder

Do you know how much I try

The effort I put into my work

Do you know how much I long for your approval

For you to say I’ve done well

No of course you don’t

You only see my faults

The shortcomings in my work

How YOU think I don’t try

How YOU think I’m not enough

But I know I can be good enough

I know I try

I know I put in the effort

I know how much it hurts for you to tear me down

For you to say I don’t work hard enough

For once could you tell me I’ve done well

Give my work appreciation

Focus on the strengths

Lift me high

And tell me my work is good

Could you pretend to care how your words affect me

How your words make me feel like crying

Could you for once see what I’ve done

And not what I could do

Why is your approval so far out of reach