INSECURITY
Insecurity is sweltering
Like a day without a breeze
Makes something fun seem hardly worth it
Dulls what could be done with ease
Insecurity’s a spirit
That’s specifically bred
To hinder the harmonious
And sow distrust instead
Insecurity's exhausting
It's so hard to keep inside
It’s the cause at every scene
Where their unfounded fears collide
It swiftly elevates their pressure
Widens their suspicious eyes
Makes the smart ask stupid questions
Takes emotions for a ride
Insecurity is baffling
Drains the color from their face
Gets them marking folk like chattel
In every crowded, public place
Every spot's their territory
Including where you sit, or stand
Could it be that you're a hindrance
To the attention they demand?
Insecurity is funny
Makes could-be-friends, enemies
Turns a stroll into a wind sprint
Makes them see stuff you don't see;
Always wondering, what's your angle
When you show up where they are
With equal access to the party
Where they're the self-appointed star
Yet, they sidle up so rudely
Interrupt your conversation
Disparage what you do, so coldly
Without an ounce of provocation
All the blocking, and the side eyes
Snide remarks; nervous laughter
It's not a secret what they're after
If you'd just go, they'd be alright
Insecurity's so silly
And it's proof-- stuff ain't locked down
Lets you know what's on the table;
Where the spare keys can be found
It's not even their possession
They don't have an ounce of power
So, why are you intimidated
By their faces, tense and sour?
Insecurity's deceiving
Thinks it can seal impending doom
Wanna see that joker reeling?
Take a seat
Stay in the room.
Cross your legs; sip on your water
Chat with those who make you smile
Let the paranoid keep staring
You just plan to stay a while
Don't you dare leave
Rest right there, see?
They'll eventually get tired;
Check a mirror; see the issues
Are the thoughts their angst inspired
Keeping tabs is time consuming.
Making everyone a foe
And everything a competition
Destroys the real joy they could know
It’s not your job to reassure them
Stop playing small, and dumbing down
They’d just fixate on another
Even if you weren’t around.
Insecurity’s their issue
Don’t crowd your plate making it yours
Don’t preoccupy yourself
With what the wise know to ignore
VRWc2024
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