One day....

One day, I will succeed,

One day, you will be proud of me.

One day, you won’t find a reason to be mad at me.

One day, you will stop worrying about me.

One day, I will no longer disappoint you.

One day, you will understand me,

That I wasn’t wrong—I was just failing.

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One day, you will see,

That I wasn’t incapable, I was just trying.

One day, the tears will vanish,

And yet, there will still be tears in our eyes.

One day, you won’t see my head hung low,

One day, you won’t see shame in my eyes.

One day, the dullness will fade from my face,

And that day, you will truly see me.

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One day, you will see a shine in my eyes,

One day, you will see a smile on my face.

One day, you will know—those were just the hard days.

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