Successes, yes, acknowledge them.
But notice how much applause you need for them.
Maybe you only need your own,
clapping hands.
Not the
clap,
clap
clap, clap
clap, clap, clap,
clap, clap, clap, claps
of hundreds in unison.
Because that noise,
eventually
drowns
the truth
of what
your heart beats
for.