I am never lonely
Because of my fear
It lurks in the shadows
Always near
Telling me how I'll never be
Good enough
It whispers in the dead of night
At an ungodly hour where
There's not a single soul
In sight
To protect me from my "friend"
My friend
Who isolates me
To prevent me from the hurt
Of rejection
Or even worse
Humiliation
Because I am never good enough
And at night
When I am all alone
She sits beside me
And watches me
Until I fall asleep
Reminding me
Of everything I should never touch
Because I am never, never good enough
For anything except
Her words
And her hand sits on my shoulder
Always
To keep me safe
From my ambitions
That must be the monsters in the dark
For the things that I love
I will never, never be good enough
