Worthy of a Comment?

Does vanity compel me to write?

Am I simply seeking validation?

Do I need an audience to applaud

Like I was a stand-up comedian?

If my poetry remains unread

Was the effort even worth it?

Pathetic as it may seem to be

Am I worthy of a comment?

Yet something inside me growls

It yearns for recognition

Call it arrogance or passion

Or maybe self-delusion

Whatever this thing inside me is -

It beckons me to write

It convinces me that I have talent

That is deserving of your time

As though the things that I can say

Have a chance to truly inspire

And each comment that I receive

Adds more fuel to that consuming fire

But time and time and time again

My poems go unread

And the best that I can hope for

Is the sympathy of a glance

Yet still I write with passion

Believing despite all logic

My lonely poem will disappear

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