TRAGIC Poem: VISION unrealized, by Destiny Coil

it was my life
jumping and spinning
perfecting the movements
mediocrity won’t suffice

a routine
perfectly crafted
practiced for hours

a chance
for my hard work
to be recognized

a jump
a perfect spin
a landing

the approach
a jump
a spin
but no landing

my broken blades
lay on the ice
by my side
as the crowd gasped

those gasps
hurt more
than the fall

forcing a realization
that my dream
would never be
completed,

paramedics,
ambulance ride,
doctors,

condolences,
apologies,
they helped

until
i heard their words

uncensored,
disappointed,
disgusted

“waste of talent”
“replaceable”
“insignificant”

it was true

it just hurt to know
that i wasn’t
the only one