They hail it as a gift,
\nWrapped in the silk of expectations
\nLaced with frail threads of hope
\nWhispering “you were meant for more”.
\nIt drapes over your shoulder
\nLike an visible mantle, not yet tangible
\nBut visceral enough to haunt you,
\nIt festers in the marrow of your ambition
\nLurking behind every incomplete endeavour
\nEvery missed opportunity,
\nAnd if you falter
\nThey call it squandered
\nThough if you triumph
\nThey\u2019ll say you always had it
\nAnd term it as luck,
\nAnd you lie there in between
\nThe agony of suffocation
\nOf “wasted potential” Of “almosts” and “not enough” Only you know the exquisite torment
\nOf being “capable” Yet shackled by the weight of
\n“What you could have been” Potential\u2014a gift that feels more like a curse.<\/p>\n
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