7. comparisons

when you get compared
to someone,
how should you feel?
is it a sign
that you’re as good
as them?
have you reached
a level where
you are their
second coming?
where your idol
now idolizes you
and loves what you make?

or is it a sign
that you aren’t
your own?
a sign that
you can’t be viewed
on your own
and you’re just
another version
of them?
another student
that can’t match up
to the teacher,
to the point where
they imitate
the leader?

or is it a sign
that you’re not good
at all?
they compare you
to someone
that wasn’t
all that great
in the first place,
and your struggle
reminds them of
a previous battle
fought by another?

comparisons,
they’re a beast
altogether.
sometimes they send
the wrong message
and take away
your motivation
for…well, anything.
they create stress
and frustration,
and pressure to perform,
and more often then not,
they suck.

too bad we kinda need them.