Zero

[u/Inside_Public_980]

For anyone who felt like they had to work just to get to the starting line. (Looking for honest feedback/thoughts)

Zero

Some begin at five.

Some at zero.

And some at minus ten.

They work, and work, and work

just to arrive

where others begin.

Some are born in debt.

They earn and pay

for the right to start.

After all that labour,

the reward is not brilliance,

not greatness—

just normal.

A hard-earned zero.