inferior

no one can make you feel

inferior

without your permission

i didn't

need permission

to waltz in on my own insecurities

and crush my psyche to salt.

after all,

if i'm the one

making myself feel inferior,

doesn't that mean

i gave myself permission?

which facet of my mind

allowed this voice in my head

to take control?

which of my atoms rebelled

and allowed doubt to roam free?

no one

can make you feel

inferior.

no one makes me feel inferior.

no one except myself.