Why…? I only wanted to protect.

I only wanted to show them,

above odds, it'd all turn out perfect.

Is it really so wrong to ask,

to surpass the limits of human nature?

It wasn't hard at first… it didn't hurt.

When did the praise get so loud?

The expectations… they stretched,

past what even I'm capable of.

My potential… it sank to new lows,

the same day I found it all.

With time, they forgot me.

They forgot me, and left me to die.

My body, completely spent.

My mind, completely finished.

My well spring of promise runs dry.

I remember the look,

the tang, the feel,

the taste, and the noise

of my successes.

But I know… it's all gone.

My 'full bring;'

the ability draw a power.

Victory, from anything close to me,

the ability to always win.

My 'full bring;'

is gone.