The Weight of Insecurity
Grant Lancaster 2005 (Noblesville, Indiana)
A weight on the mind.
All eyes watching, all the time.
Fearful of all the reactions,
Failure in every little action.
The anchor sank me to dissatisfaction.
Tired of this pain,
My brain is decaying,
Heart is racing,
I need to make a change.
I wear a mask of confidence,
All they see is joy.
I feel a difference.
My mind is constantly training,
Wisdom I am attaining,
So why is it still raining.
About this poem
My experience with anxiety and insecurity.
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Written on January 11, 2023
Submitted by GrantLancaster on January 12, 2023
Modified by GrantLancaster on January 12, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 396 |
| Words | 91 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 3, 3 |
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