Insecurities To Admit Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The difference between,
Denying to be incompetent.
And those who seem,
To welcome a task.
With an asking of others,
For their suggestions or opinions.
If from them this is requested.

Is...fear!
Fear can stop,
An opportunity to learn a lesson.

People incompetent,
Have a fear of exposing their insecurities.
Although obvious they are to appear.
Making those who also may be incompetent,
Feeling less insecure to admit,
The knowing of everything...
For them requires assistance.
And unafraid of it to get.

Seldom does anyone,
Describe to others...
Of having insecurities to openly admit.
Or who it is left they leave in disbelief,
Listening to hear them being revealed.
As if pretending to be incompetent,
For the purpose to put someone else...
Feeling that way, at ease.

"Today...
Someone told me about their insecurities."

-Why you? -

"I have no idea.
But when they finished telling me about theirs.
I went back to work,
Bragging to my boss...
About feeling incompetent.
And the insecurities I had."

-I could never do that.-

"I am glad I did."

-Why? -

"Well...
My boss told me,
Not only was my incompetence known.
But if I volunteered to express,
My feelings of having insecurities,
With my co-workers.
Perhaps that would be an incentive for them,
To attempt at least to do better work.
And if that should happen,
I can expect to get a raise."

-No...way! -

"Yes way.
I couldn't believe it myself.
But the only thing I regret,
Is the listening to the insecurities,
My boss had.
That began from childhood...
Until noon approached.
And throughout my lunch hour!
As if I was a priest or somebody's minister."