Painfully Shy
No one notices
Those warm gentle eyes
That modest hesitant demeanor
Hiding snug in a corner
Behind a veil of haze
Painfully uncomfortable
Hiding symptoms of your mania
Still and hardly breathing
Afraid to attract attention
A hint of loneliness revealed
Inner sanctum no one sees
Not meant to be shared
Hovering through life
Translucent barely there
AP: 2nd place 2021
Submitted on November 20, 2017 for contest MANIA sponsored by LEWIS RAYNES
Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2017
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