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Bittersweet Denial
I don’t know anymore if it’s the truth
or denial
because just when I thought I did
I caught a glimpse, out of the corner of my eye
of what I’ve been running from.
suddenly I don’t feel as threatened…
what if I’d given it a chance from the beginning?
what if I hadn’t been so scared?
I’m starting to see the difference between
healthy caution
and fear that’s quite the opposite.
but after the nonchalant façade
I’m not sure how to turn it around.
it seems as though all that false confidence
drained that which I actually had.
unsure, insecure, I’ve never been like this before
past experiences left me wary.
and so I continue to smile through the silence.
