Inside voice

Failed connection

By Jesse LeePublished 6 days ago • Updated 5 days ago • 1 min read

Comic series: a child’s voice

Focus on my thoughts

You can’t hear my inside voice

We fail to connect

childrens poetry For Fun Haiku humor

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Jesse Lee

Poems and essays about faith, failure, love, and whatever’s still twitching after the dust settles. Dark humor, emotional shrapnel, occasional clarity, always painfully honest.

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Imola Tóth5 days ago
The worst is when I can't even hear my inside voice. Great reminder to pay more attention to what matters - real life connections.

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