Favorite One
I’ve traveled far
to escape your wrath
the way you hate
to see me smile
rain down upon my good deeds
a tirade of criticisms and dismissive jeers.
It still hurts my feelings every time
like a wave of bricks
covering my chest
making it hard to breathe.
For so long,
forever really,
I have longed for you
to see me like
those who were your favorites
who you praised and followed
lifted up into the sky.
Try as I might
I could never achieve
that chosen place within your heart
too far to reach
a mere illusion of my dreams.