Authors Note- I'm going through a hard time in school (well a hard time for me A.K.A low 90's and high 80's.) and my parents are getting on my case. I mean really on my case. They might make me quit figure skating and give up writing and those are the only things that matter to me. So I wrote this about Hermione because I think that's she's going to snap very soon just like me. I think that's she's definitely doing to much and people have to high expectations for her just like me.

Slowly Sinking.

Sinking

Slowly sinking

I can't keep up with their damn expectations

They expect me to be perfect

But I can't be what I'm not

I slave over homework every night

Trying too hard

I never get to fall asleep

I work so hard and it's still not good enough

They still treat me like I'm nothing less than a grade

Like I'm not a living, breathing person

All they say is "Oh Hermione, you'll do better next time, just try harder."

Well guess what every body?

I won't

I'm not going to work my ass off just for you

My best is good enough for me

Why isn't it good enough for you?

I've tried so hard and it wasn't good enough

It never will be

And don't try to deny it

All the times I've come into the common room

Waved a test in the air and said "I got a 98 percent!"

You always said

"What happened to the other 2 percent?"

Why don't you stop?

I've been pushed to my breaking point

Holding on the best I can

And when I come out on top

I know it still won't please you

And it won't please me either

For you, I've tried to become perfect

And I come pretty damn close

So close to an unreachable goal

Perfect is something no one is

And yet that's what I'm trying to be

I can't

Even though I'm idolized by every one else for my grades, my friends and my life

They don't realize what's going on inside all of this

Hidden from everybody on the outside

They think that the grades that I get make me happy

It's not true, and it never will be

They will never know about how I feel

They will never find out about what happens after every test we get back

When I'm yet again announced as the top of the class

It just makes me feel worse

With every almost perfect test I slowly sink some more

I will always and forever be

Sinking

Slowly sinking

Authors Note- There we go, that's how I feel about all of the perfect junk that every body thinks that I am. Please read this and leave a review but don't flame if possible.

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