Self-rejection sounds like the great name
for a poem, but my own self-doubt
won’t even permit me to pen a few awkward lines.
I lock a chain on my words even before
they have a chance to form in my mind,
trek down my arm and through my fingers.
I’m annoyed at my inability to forget
the lies I learnt as a child–
rejection and failure diminish your value.
The fear of failure and rejection now hold me back, but
is there anything sadder than self-rejection?
Despite the possibility that I might fail, if I don’t try at all
the answer will always be no.
Have you ever disqualify yourself creatively before you even started? Me too, but I’m continually learning how to push past that. People might reject us or what we create, but let’s never reject ourselves.
Secret Thoughts Within 
tell me about it
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greatly encouraging and inspirational ST :))))
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Oh thanks VB 💜
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Good one! The thing about writing/publishing is that you never have anything to lose, only things to gain. Still, you’re very right about self-rejection. Wonderful how you tied an writerly idea to something non-writers can relate to also.
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Thanks Ben. It’s so true what you say about writing/publishing… What have you got to lose? 😁
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You’re welcome. And yes, nothing to lose, so keep following your writing goals. 🙂
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Oh so true.
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True….you’ve really expressed it beautifully, Secrets ✨
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We as humans tend to do it quite often, there can be nothing bad than humans underestimating themselves, but still we all do that.
I liked your poem really, quite inspiring!
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Humans sometimes amaze me with all the battles they face and rise from 💜
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Wow amazing… I don’t know why in your previous post. I was not able to comment. I really enjoyed it
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I missed this comment somehow, apologies for the very late reply 😅 Thank you for your comment on this piece. Sometimes I take off the comments on poem, which might be why you couldn’t on the previous post 😊
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