Simon Ashcroft on Nostr: Refusal The voice, that tells me, "No. You are not... good enough, wanted, capable, ...

Refusal

The voice, that tells me,
"No.
You are not...
good enough,
wanted,
capable,
loved,
interesting,
undeceived..."
and so many
other things.
It is this, only this,
that angers me,
pains me;
that makes me
turn away, from
all that is offered,
and makes me bleed,
alone.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025

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