POEM — Blurt

I Am Enough

There were times I doubted myself
Even when others told me I was good to go.
I looked down on me self pitying myself,
Because I felt self-love was disguised ego.

I hid my face behind the fogs of shyness
Even when I could have come out bold.
I thought elegance and boldness
Were attitudes that make one cold.

How wrong and naive I was all along
To think I couldn't set my mind to be
Everything I could dare to be, yet strong
Enough to surpass the hurdles stopping me.

Today, I am no longer the weakling I was,
I choose to be bold even though an introvert.
I know introverts too can be as bold as
They dare to be, hence, I needed to be a convert–

A convert who thinks of ways to get better at
Believing and trusting in her awesome self.
"I am good enough" a gatha I have taken to heart
To keep me rooted in this positive affirmation to myself.

This post was previously shared on my hive blog