Rejection

Every relationship gone wrong,

flashes in pans, and low burning resentments.

Laughs at my questions

Potentials neglected.

Last minute applications

Met with cold silence

Dream schools, dream jobs

Too stubborn or too dumb to quit

Galvanized by rejection

A smile that deflects spit

This poem is about: 
Me

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