Sneaking through
the cracks of insecurity

it plants itself,
like a seed
in your mind.
It is a ****

sprouting
from your fears,
all of your uncertainties
throughout the years.

It roots itself
inside your mentality
and preys on thoughts
that distort your reality.

It courses its way
through your nerves
like thorny vines
crippling your reserves.

It flourishes
at the first signs of defeat
and suffocating you
like the summer heat.  

And like any ****
it will grow and spread,
with its vines entangled
inside your head,

twisting a labyrinth
of complicated confusion
that leads to apprehension
and misguided conclusions.