Email chimes
Her paper rejected
Doubt whispers
On path selected
"Am I good enough?"
Her heart oppressed
By impostor's syndrome
Her confidence suppressed

In the echoes of doubt
She finds her voice
Rising strong
She makes her choice
In the echoes of doubt
She stands firm
With every fall
She lives, she learns

Letters slide, tenure denied
Dreams now dejected
Futures blurred
On roads once projected
"Have I done enough?"
His spirit contested
By impostor's syndrome
His hopes oppressed

In the echoes of doubt
He finds his voice
Rising strong
He makes his choice
In the echoes of doubt
He stands firm
With every fall
He lives, he learns

Surrounded by brilliance
In the academic sea
"Are they better than us?"
Whispers insecurity
Each publication
Each award they secure
Deepens the doubt
We try to endure

In the echoes of doubt
We find our voice
Rising strong
We make our choice
In the echoes of doubt
We stand firm
With every fall
We live, we learn

"Do I really deserve to be here?"
"How did I get this far?"
"Am I good enough?"
"Am I smart enough?"
"Am I brave enough?"
"How long can I keep this up?"
"Why do I feel like a fraud?"

You're not alone
We've all been there
Plagued by doubts
Consumed by fear
Welcome to the club
Where we all belong
You are good enough
You are strong