So you know when you were growing up & people were so used to viewing you as useless that when you did showcase any semblance of intelligence they simultaneously reacted like you'd grown a second head and like you were a puppy that had finally learnt to stop pissing on the carpet? Well this is my attempt at describing that feeling.
(See the end of the work for notes.)
The praise stings
Like you’re saying
Thought you
Too frivolous
Too lazy
Too dumb
Then you give the final blow
Didn’t know you had it in you
Wish I could demand why
But I swallow back the lemon rind
With a smile
And a thank you
The world
Only wants
My gratitude
Hope you enjoyed & I promise (despite my lemon sucking habit as a child) I'm actually not that bitter irl lol. Also I am extreamly new to poetry so if you didn't like it please still be nice.