It's Simple

TITLE: "It's Simple"

AUTHOR: Aditi Shashidhara

“Oh, you can do it.

It’s simple, don’t you worry.

We can all do it.”

I can do it… right?

They think—know I can do it.

They believe in me.

“Alright… I’ll—I’ll try.”

And I do. I try so hard.

But it’s not enough.

I… I can’t do it.

Not at all. I… I just can’t.

Something’s wrong with me.

They can all do it.

Why me? Why can’t I do it?

What did I do wrong?

If only they said,

“It’s okay to take more time.”

Maybe then I could.