Consciousness Correction
Embarrassment
Anxiety
Shame
Envy
It's so easy to fall
Triggers or trip wires
Constantly tumbling
I must have my eyes closed
But it feels like they are wide open
Acutely aware and ashamed
Internal reflection
Why can't I be normal
Perceive what others don't see
Possibility of errors of judgement
Saying the wrong thing
But I must be authentic
To fall further
Authenticity is like a constant test
Judge me on who I am
See me and condemn me
I could hide all this
Model what it is to be 'nice'
Perfectly capable of it
But my judged self wants more
I need to know
To lay it all out
And be deemed good enough
It lasts a moment
I'd love to hear
You are loved the way you are
Without requirement to change
No debt builds from acceptance
Others seem happy in their skin
Aren't they?
Or do we all
Regret our contents
But I'm deaf to acceptance
I don't want to intrude
What if I mess it up
By continuing to be myself
There's the passage of time now
Years and years of evidence
Perhaps I've made it
I still feel it's because nobody knows
Copyright © Di11y Da11y | Year Posted 2023
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