stop
stop 
stop

when do we have the option
to turn off the nagging
the incessant uncertainty?

self-doubt was never presented as 
something that expires;
yet we long for it to die.

just be strong

self-esteem
confidence
fortitude 
boldness
all the same

lack of these is often presented
as a short-term problem of youth

fake it
till you
make it
never works
when i’m the only judge