Please
don’t listen
to your ruthless
inner critic
The one
who forever wishes
you’d quit already
even after all these years
The one
who tells you
you’re not good enough
for greatness
The one
who casts seeds
of doubt
with every breath
Please
I beg of you
hold on to reality
Do not sit
and dine
at a table of lies
The lies
that dare
attempt to remove
the sword and scepter from your hand
The lies
that scream inadequacy
in your ears
The lies
that come to muzzle you
Never
They are persistent
but they are not
prevailing truth
Remember courage
remember the First Voice
and do not
Ever
Give
An
Inch
to anything less
©Elisabeth Cooper 2020