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Doubly rejected

A Force I am, a gift I am not

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Doubly rejected
Photo by David Libeert on Unsplash

feedback from a rejection

Like feedback from a radio wave

It doesn’t hit

As a huge wave

It’s like little pin pricks

In different parts of your chest and arms

And mouth and brain

It hits you straight through your chest,

Then pivots

And tightens a moment

Only to swim with your blood

Only to try and alter your color

And enhance your DNA

Doubly rejected

Is double death

I am not a gift for anyone,

I’m a force to be fought off.

Radio waves have been altered to be at the speed of light, or faster,

Which was quicker

Those waves or

That sharp arrow that went through my

Brain?

By LOGAN WEAVER on Unsplash

heartbreak

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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