LOSING IT
Yesterday: Today I woke up without the courage The courage to go out and face the world But what has the world done? To deserve such treatment from me? While we ponder that, hear this: I lost the courage to go into the sun I lost the courage to see the faces I lost the courage to face them; The prying eyes that follow you Left and right, up and down As you go about your business. I lost the courage to be subject to their judgement; She is pretty, she is not She is thin, she is not She is tall, she is not She is intelligent, she is not She is nice, she is not She is perfect, she is not She is this, she is not... Oh! I lost it all! The courage to face the world's judgement. So here I am without it, Without the boldness to face the long stares and questioning looks, Without the boldness to stand in the open subject to their scrutiny, Laid bare; of my privacy by someone's inconsiderate perusal And of my dignity by their blatant gazes Yes, I've lost it,...