Continued

We experience this at such a young age.
We are pounded with fear as children
because we've heard the word "no"
more often than "yes".
It's debilitating.
It's excruciating.
And now, 24 years in
you come face to face
with the same situation-
You shrivel up
into your unconscious defense mechanism:
You respond.
But what comes out...Oh you never like
what comes out.
You avert your words
You create stories
The implication process begins.
You hope the other person will say it for you
But no one will say it for you!
No one!

Non-Fiction Collection 2011
©Bobby Ruelas