I know this merry go round
next comes
confidence caught on the updraft
losing gravity floats apart
scatters into madness, confusion
stress and self-hate
pull out all the coping mechanisms
plug the hole, wedge the door
battle my own brain
and wonder
can they see
what I won’t show
can they hear
what I won’t say
suppressing impulses
success is excess
I hate myself so much more
when I get what I want
when I reach a goal
when I outpace my peers
this is
the American Way
it would be easier
to subsume myself
into the crowd
I have to force ahead
be uncomfortable
accept who I am
in order to grow
accept who I can be
who I should be
or should I just live
a life of quiet desperation?
Remember how I started submitting prose and trying to get 100 rejections? I got two rejections… and one challenge win. WTF. I don’t deserve to win for my terrible writing! AAAAAA! But I’m also proud. I am amazing! I am too many things at once! AAAAAA! Pass the coffee!
I’ll post a link when it’s published! Wish me less crazy today!
Fresh Hell 
So true and very relatable! Loved this 🙂
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is a challenge win?
And 33% acceptance sounds damn good after so little time! Good for you!
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I think it’s exactly the same as a contest, except it’s called a challenge… I’ll post it as soon as it’s up and then you can decide for yourself what, exactly, a challenge is 😀
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Ok. Regardless of what it is, you’re a winner! And that’s very cool and well-deserved.
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YAAAAASSSSS!!!
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❤ 😀
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