Insecure Poem by Marvin Brato Sr

Lots of things give worries
anything falling-shorts to standards
creates some kind of tingling doubts
keeps digging into the pride of man
insinuations of guilt, remorse and fear
navigating the seas of human emotions
giving varied thoughts of predicaments.

Seeing others excel in their endeavors
extracts jealousy from oneself somehow
low self-esteem invades ones own feeling
for not being good at achieving something.

Cannot I be an achiever like the others?
often this question creeps into our mind
negativity of thoughts cloud inner senses
freezing the point of balance of ingenuity
instilling the fear to activate for creativity
deafening cry for isolation poses as need
enslaving oneself as to becoming paralize
creating hopelessness upon his own world
even to the brink of losing his self worth.