Twice Told Tales

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He: You’re wrong to think I can’t:
today isn’t always for everyone
retries are for tomorrow too
or wait another week or month
but decades later you continue crushing me with “can’t”
you should be jailed hundreds of years for what you’ve done to me.

Me: Had I not perceived that routine is possible
there would have been less extraordinary failures
more casual attempts for growth
if not today tomorrow 
any other time 
try until success.