Rejected.

For over a decade rejected.

I'm not talking about my upcoming book.

I'm talking about being rejected by girls that I liked.

I barely spoke to them, knowing they wouldn't like me back.

But I never gave up.

Even though I didn't know what I was doing.

Kept scribbling on paper.

Drawing cartoon characters.

Painting self-portraits with my hands.

Making silly answering machine messages.

Writing music and lyrics.

Prescriptions.

Chord progressions.

Treatments.

Melodies.

Stories.

This.