I looked and beheld there on the pillared rock A man familiar yet not the same For it was I that I could see upon the plain A shadow of one contentiously mocked Inner critic wounds more than a thousand foes What slur can be levied that I won’t tell The threat of heaven or relief of hell If these selfish altars indeed break bones To pity the indulgent wretch upon the floor The water is stirred when God descends These invisible cuts a promise to mend Unable to crawl to reject an offer of more "Heal thyself!" comes the lucid unyielding taunt Make right that which was forever erred No one to help when the water is stirred Another day to wallow upon the Grecian font You inquired and I did with excuse idly talk A question do I want to be created well? Rhetorical in nature or honest who could tell? For pity sake my son pick up yourself and walk
“Inner Critic” written by Joshua Williams. Copyright © 2023.
Cover photo by Micah Williams. Copyright © 2023.