Rejection

We all go through it

It hurts

It stings

It is one of the worst feelings

Whether it be friends

Lovers

Family

It has happened

Dragging it out is worse than dealing with it head on

Silence is even worse

The things people promise then renege on

Time to think

Time to realize

A speck of dust

In the grand world

Is perhaps all I am

Realizing this

Pushes me to go quiet

The heart slows

The imagination quiets

Life goes back to what it was before

I can't change things

I can try to learn from them

The ones that will try

It will be harder

No trust

No openness

Whether family or friends

I will be more careful

When I hand over the little pieces of me

Who you get to know

Which side of me will it be

For the real me is buried deep down

Hiding now

Needing time to cower as the little person

Before being able to stand tall again