Voices

From Friday Morning's Writers.com class:

Quote:

“If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.” ―Natalie Goldberg

Prompt:

Listen deeply to one of the voices inside you, or inside a character, and write from that.

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Voices

I do fear the voices

inside my head,

the quiet ones,

the dangerous ones

that say I should be

dead.

I don't fear death but

I do fear the loss of my

freedom of expression

because I have so many

words born of cruel

lessons.

The voice inside this

mental moshpit of mine

loves to dine

on my

insecurities

fears, my times

of bitter tears,

the trauma of past years

And yes! I hear the jeering

the negative mind talk thrown

my way, I can't help but

hearing all the things it

has to say

about my life,

the way I write, despite

the fact I know I'm alright.

The hits just keep on coming

the words inside effect the

ones outside, a hit to my

pride, my doubts open myself

wide

to hear it all. It makes

me fall into an abyss that's

waiting for me. Supposed

failures for all to see.

But my words usually come

shining through,

combat the inner voice,

a bit of sunshine

to clear the fog, in that instant

I know all the mind talk

is wrong.

So I dust off

my worries and write even more

because I can't let the inner

din win.

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Thanks for reading! I love Friday morning class!! - Sam :D