Warisha,
First off, let me tell you: this has inspired me to write my own poem of complaints—perhaps a list poem, as was mentioned in a recent newsletter ("Poetry Newsletter (May 28, 2025)" ). It's always a compliment, I think, when you inspire someone else's writing with your own. 
Let's talk about your poem.
I like the way you organized it, with variations on the fact that the poem itself a list of complaints, reminding the reader that the theme is not the specific scenarios, but the list of them as a whole, which demonstrates an aspect of your own world view.
Your aaaa, bbbb, cccc... rhyme scheme is followed consistently throughout. It's not as easy as it looks, I know. Finding 4 words that all rhyme and fit the context of the stanza, without actually sacrificing the intent of the stanza for the rhyme is quite an exercise! While the rhymes are good, however, your rhythm is very uneven.
~ Now, there is a lot to work on with structure and word choice. You have several instances of plurality disagreement—for instance: "All of my perceptions wields the flag of destruction." In this case, the plural subject, perceptions, requires a plural form of the verb, wield. You have used wields, which would apply to a singular noun. The trees wield power; one flower wields power. There's quite a bit of this, but I'm not going to tear the poem apart to point them out; you get the gist.
~ There's problems with tense agreement, also. For instance, So how did my friend gained a victory vote? should read So how did my friend gain a victory vote? Again, several instances of this type of error.
~ Vocabulary. Hmm...this is a tricky one because poetry is so subjective and flexible. Layering multiple uses of a word can make vocabulary seem out of place at first, until the reader gains better understanding through context. In this case, however, much of the vocabulary is stilted, and the sentences don't flow right. Is it safe to observe that English is not your first language?
Again, this is a poem that makes the reader think of we and why we complain, as well as why and when we should not complain. It makes us think, and that is a sign of overall good writing.
Keep making us think, Warisha: Write On!
--Jeffrey
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