Failure (a lament)

I fail, I fail,

Daily, I fail.

How 

I am humbled

By my pride!

How

I am abandoned

By self-restraint!

I find

I am like my father,

But with a sailor's mouth.

Father,

How 

Incredible a role!

How 

Miserably I fail!

How

I mourn

My weaknesses!

How 

I long for

A gentle spirit!

I fail, I fail,

Daily, I fail.