The voices inside my head

The biggest know-it-all happens to be

My inner critic unfortunately

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My inner critic in an arrogant tone says

That it knows I cannot succeed anyway

When my mind is trying to picture that possibility

As I try venture into uncharted territory

My inner critic acts like failure is a truth absolute

My hopes of being successful it tries to refute

It tries to shut down any progress that I try to make

It tells me I am an imposter, that my capabilities are fake

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My inner critic’s voice I must shut down

So that in its proclamation of failure I do not drown

Let me listen to the tiny voice that gives me

Hope to move forward, hope that successful I can be

This voice is not as confident in its belief

As that of my inner critic, but it is a relief

To hear a voice within my mind

That is with my goals inclined

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Let me selectively hear the encouraging voice

And ignore the critic, let me exercise this choice