A silhouette of dreams, confined
Behind walls of doubt and dismay,
A heart once full, now wanes in time
As whispers of "you can't" hold sway.

In mirrored halls of shattered pride,
Reflections of worth, distorted wide,
Echoes of "you're not enough" reside—
A soul, like autumn leaves, divides.

Birthday candles never lit,
Unspoken wishes, forever split
Between the lines of expectation’s script—
A life,...