Eyes On Me???

Eyes on me,
People watching,
In my direction?
Can't they look somewhere else?

Feeling uneasy,
Discomfart rises, too.
Afraid to mess up,
Afraid to fail.

Eyes are on me.
I feel pale.
I freeze.

I don't want
The attention.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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March 16, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Thinking you are being watched, when you may not be watched at all, interesting piece >> James
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