IN MY SHYNESS <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />At times I retreat to my 'shell, ' <br /> <br />Clinging to the security of being alone. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />I may attempt to merge with my surroundings- <br /> <br />To be ignored, unnoticed, a silent voice rarely heard. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />I can feel completely alone, <br /> <br />Although surrounded by people. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />I'm perceived as having a padlocked soul- <br /> <br />And few try to gain entry into my realm. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />Few will dare venture to really know me- <br /> <br />To hear my quiet voice or to really try to understand. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />I can have a myriad of words to say, <br /> <br />Yet, my sealed lips will not release them. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />The words I do speak will at times be jumbled, <br /> <br />And I'll feel worse for having spoken them. <br /> <br />In my shyness... <br /> <br />I will be viewed as 'stuck up' and unfriendly, <br /> <br />Labeled by the presumption of a troubled past. <br /> <br />Yet, despite my shyness... <br /> <br />I will at times emerge from my 'shell, ' <br /> <br />And you may catch a glimpse of who I am. <br /> <br />And despite my shyness... <br /> <br />I may put on a good 'front, ' <br /> <br />Disguising my innermost insecurities. <br /> <br />Despite my shyness... <br /> <br />A select few will manage to penetrate these 'walls, ' <br /> <br />With the sharing of time and the evolving of trust. <br /> <br />My shyness... <br /> <br />Frequently unrecognized, seldom understood- <br /> <br />A shackle, a haven, a veil.<br /><br />Jason Yarkie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-my-shyness/
