Words by Louis Perez
Content warning: allusions to mental illness
A faceless nameless entity
Always beside me
Whispering thoughts of despair
Convincing
I am nothing more than a fraud
Compliments are numbing
Achievements, meaningless
From once a high achiever
Reduced to a soul
enslaved by doubts
Cannot progress, remain stagnant
Guided by uncertainties
awash in regret
Congratulations they say
All lies, I say
You are not capable enough
correct.
not strong enough
correct.
not worthy enough
correct.
Yes, yes. Isn’t it the truth?
The will to fight, is an impossible journey
Rest assured there is hope
to break the shackles the mind has caged
Would love to say
Farewell imposter
But you don’t want me
to believe it’s that time of the day
