Rejection Poem by IBRAHIM YEKU

The fear of rejection kept me awake in the middle of the night
The fear of rejection kept my eyes opened in the early hours of the day
The fear of rejection kept my eyes opened late in the night
The fear of rejection puts me in the bondage of self denial
I denied my desires because of fear of rejection.
I denied how I felt as if I have no right to feel that way
I denied my feeling in order to give false sense of security to the source of my misfortune
My emotions and feelings are constantly at war.
I disabled my mind and mortified my feelings.
Thoroughly deprived yet could not cry
I have been calm in my calamity
I became permeated by tales of regrets.
How did I get here I asked?
What could be missing?
We have nothing in common so we could not share ourselves in common.
We live a common life having nothing in common hoping that something will come-up in common to make us who we should be in common.