Sometimes I don't understand how people string sentences together In a room full of crowded people, all eyes upon them. I can only gaze in wonder as they speak, oozing a certain confidence that I don't possess. People that have the ability to commandeer a classroom, a captain. Whilst I stay below deck, hands shaking at the thought of speaking next.
Smart doesn't always mean confident, what I put on paper doesn't translate well when I try to explain things out loud. Daunting steps to the front of a room, all eyes upon me, strikes fear in me My arms are lead, notes ready to fall from my hands The hum of chatter a constant reminder that I am no captain. I won't ever commandeer a classroom through speech
I can only hope that one day I'll be able to take that walk without my heart pounding a constant rhythm against my chest. Without feeling like I'm about to have a noose put around my neck.