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The Year That Changed it All

December 18, 2018
By Anonymous

I remember in the days of old

You were shy, you were awkward

Had to fight to be bold

In short, you were everything that I am now

But now you’ve risen to hear the sound of a crowd.

 

The year that changed it all, you rose to fame

And you hear the multitudes chant your name

As you run down the hill, can’t keep back a smile

Which used to only come once in a while.

 

Now I’m a dull old bore, no one cares about me

Nothing special here, a nonentity

Generic and bland, just like you used to be

So your story is amazing

You worked your way to the top

But myself, I’m still struggling

In the dark depths I crawl.


The author's comments:

this is about my struggles with social anxiety. the person I'm addressing in this poem is a someone I know who overcame their own insecurities and became "popular", while I'm still having trouble with shyness every day.


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