a loss for words

[that awkward guy]

a loss for words
the victor: silence

irrational, i know
that i should even care
if others dislike
what i have to share.

but rationality, it seems,
escapes me.
i consider speaking,
but anxiety drapes me.

it's inherently selfish
to fret about such things.
ok, now i feel much worse
about my self-inflicted lashings.


by now you'd think i'd've come to know
that if it comes from the heart
and is felt sincere
it's something that others would be willing to hear.

but instead i pass on using words.
i just smile and nod.

then soon disappear.

[another awkward person]

i would love to hear your words. If you never share because of fear, well then why are you here? you'll come to find that maybe one time your words will be returned by smiles and more, use the word as the force, the door, open up and let that light in.