could you spare a pence of acceptance, please mister, please

could you spare a pence of acceptance, please mister, please

 

 

the fear in walking

standing too tall for the crowd

 

to not be

in order to be

 

love of self dangles

so close to fruition

 

and then recommendations

critiques

 

the fear in walking

standing too tall for the crowd

 

inhibitions shrink us

to a whisper

 

when we actually have a voice

worth its echo

 

the silence is a deafening roar

as others pass by

 

never noticing

a soul who is overcome

 

with the need 

for acceptance.

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/10/24

Reviews

[nadia dmitri]

Such a beautiful representation of self-doubt, the last two couplets in particular really speak to me. Amazing job :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, nadia,
j.