Shouldn’t be defined

I shouldn’t be defined for my threes instead of fours 
yet that one number difference makes me feel like a scientist who was near to cure but missing one thing 

I shouldn’t be defined by the fact I have just failed my resits 
Yet it makes me feel like the relay runner who fall and causes their team to lose 

I shouldn’t be defined by not achieving what was needed to progress 
Yet it feel like all the holes and curves in me are now out there for the world to see 

I shouldn’t be defined by a number on a piece of paper as it doesn’t show my hard work and determination 
Yet I am defined by my threes