You're about to say no.
The word is right there. Ready.
Then the voice arrives.
That's selfish.
Funny how it never speaks when you give too much.
Only when you're about to stop.
We've been taught that selfless means good.
So selfish became a weapon.
A way to keep you agreeable.
Available.
Spread thin across priorities that were never yours.
Declining isn't cruelty.
Choosing is not theft.
The voice calls it selfish because you're acting like you matter.
You do.
That's not selfishness.
That's just having a self.
