self doubt Archives - Carl Setzer

Me? A Poet?

Calling oneself a poet

So boldly hubristic

Arrogant and empty

Of dignified reserve

Insecurities torment

My broken psyche

Bringing out internal pain

Denying my gifts

Dragging on my dreams

I shall resist

Love this image I found over at The Odyssey Online. Definitely go give them a look.

Torture one’s psyche,
Contort our minds beyond
Recognition, seeking a path
Defined by fear’s engorged
Demands

Youth inspires me.
Faces forces intending
On destroying their dreams.

Resisting that force
Believing in their dreamer
Never to wither.