Insecurities Poem by Karen Degnan-foiles

Insecurities

Leaping over hurdles
Making sure you’re OK
Is everyone happy?
If not I’ll try again

You’re so quick to accuse
Your words are clever and dry as dust
Or are you insecure because
You’ve been betrayed and abused?

You take it day to day
As I look to the future
Is that why it’s hard for you
To commit to the future

I worry if the reasons
Are the years between us
This is something
I cannot fix or reduce