Tag Archives: confidence

Crack In The Sidewalk

Cracks in this decrepit sidewalk,

Jagged…from narrow to wide to narrow again,

Desolate except for the weeds that call them home.

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I tread carefully, almost gingerly,

To avoid bridging the divide,

To avoid crushing the resilient squatters.

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Fragile are their tender shoots,

Breaking at the slightest tug,

Recoiling back into the safety of the crevasse.

Wounded they wait for confidence to return,

Only then rearing their heads above the horizon,

This act plays out continuously until the final stand.

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The final stand when ripped out by the root,

Poisoned ‘til they shrivel up and die,

Or trampled to oblivion.

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Stunted and savaged,

We will never know for sure

Whether they be weeds

…Or perhaps the most beautiful of wildflowers.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

An Interminable Succession

Trapped in an interminable succession,

Love, hate,

Happiness, sadness,

Joy, anger

Tolerant, intolerant,

Fear, confidence,

Belief, disbelief.

This cyclone of existence, bleeds me from the inside,

Every ounce of energy expended to maintain equilibrium.

Ups, downs,

Highs, lows,

Gravitating my emotions in tumultuous ways,

Exhausting my spirit to the soul’s core.

I am left a molten mass,

Raw nerves exposed to open air,

Sensitive to every sensation,

Yet helpless to defend.

I guess I really am human after all.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Shattered Confidence – A Tanka

Unsure in my skin

Salient fears consume me

Breaking confidence

Leaving shards of me shattered

Bloody and vulnerable

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Let Go The Past

Image Credit: peoplefinders.com

Image Credit: peoplefinders.com

Don’t regret the past

Focus on what lies ahead

You are it’s master

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Childish Insecurity

By D. R. DiFrancesco

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Its a masquerade,

Decorated in random shades of color,

All to hide the true self from you.

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I am ashamed of the real me,

For what reason I do not know,

Afraid I might be thought less of.

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Oh the pure foolishness,

A game played solely in my mind,

Grounded in a child’s fantasy.

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The excruciating pain of insecurity,

Every face a mirrored distortion of me,

Laughing, whispering, looking away.

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They avert their eyes,

As if glimpsing some hideous monster,

There’s nowhere to hide.

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What a horrible delusion,

I fabricate my own nightmares,

Without the comfort of slumber.

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Travails have haunted me,

Ripping confidence asunder,

Though time after time I’ve overcome.

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So ingrained is this sense of doubt,

It is woven into my being,

Like an old friend I could scarcely do without.

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Still each new day is a struggle,

A torment to beat back,

Another chance for me to rise above myself.

Image: Standford University