The Iceberg Analogy

The stammer is a complex thing all of life it's been with me an ugly monster in wait to pounce most folk don't understand or agree Sometimes you can speak ok but then it strikes your tongue to block anxiety fills you right to the top words won't come you're in full lock It's really like a great big iceberg above the water that's able to speak that's what folk see and hear makes them think you're not a freak! What lies down beneath the water there the real problem doesn't surface all the emotions and built up anxiety what folk don't see won't show it's face You're the one left to deal with it causing low self esteem and frustration at times you feel like giving up but remember you're one of a stammering nation (some thoughts on my lifelong experience of having a stammer)