| Vea Non-critical Criticism en espanol Non-Critical Criticism For those who have been raised In a non-critical, accepting environment Criticism -- real or perceived "Is like an arrow That penetrates me Instantly making me depressed" It makes me question my worth My very being And makes me feel worthless As if I will never "live up" To what you want or To the perfection that I now expect of myself |
| Somehow the belief that I am perfect Beyond criticism Has been shattered by the real world Making me so much less of a person In my own eyes Accepting myself as human and not perfect Can be a life long process Full of guilt and shame Until the epiphany of humanness Becomes fully accepted and incorporated To modify this impossibility of perfection Oh how hard it is to forgive myself For that which I never was January 2007 Laurence |
| Laurence C. Smith, Jr., PhD |
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