It is only fuel

Go ahead.
Underestimate me.
Challenge me.
Tell me I can't.

It is in those very

words and actions

that I find the most motivation.

I have heard

all kinds of negativity.

It is only fuel.

I have seen

all kinds of nastiness.

It is only fuel.

I have felt

all kinds of bitterness.

It is only fuel.

Do not be hushed or quieted,

squelched or subdued,

minimized or marginalized.

Use every bit of it.

It is only fuel.