The Voice Inside

By Kimberly Wilder

My inner critic is such a bitch!
She’s been on active duty
since language formed in my mind.

She’s the voice of my father,
my abusers, my users,
my - you just can’t get it right.

She’s my constant reminder:
you’re alone - you deserve this -
it’s all your fault.

Letting her go seems like the solution.
Internal torment is no life of freedom,
but how can I abandon

my most
faithful
companion.

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