One Encouraging Word

All I ask for is for one word.
In a world where all I hear is mocking and insults,
Home is my haven.
Here I seek comfort and encouragement,
And all I find is more of the same.
I seek perfection, so maybe, just maybe,
I can make those around me proud.
All I ever want is a smile of approval,
Yet all I ever receive are glares of disgust.
I long to hear one word,
Just one word
One encouraging word to help me get through the day.
But in a place where insults are laughed at,
And mocking is accepted,
I find and hear no encouraging word,
To let me know that what I’m doing is good,
But it’s so easy to be unsure,
When all I want to hear is,
One
Encouraging
Word.