I know it’s a lie
But I just can’t break free
This one idea
Has so shaped my reality
It holds me back
At everything I do
I wish I could see
What I need to do to break through
It’s a notion that I’ve had
For as long as I’ve been breathing
The idea of feeling a certain way
That lets you know you are something
That when you obtain that goal
You’ll know because you’ll feel a way
That says I am this or I am that
Something I still believe today
Is it simply a perception
Or a lack of confidence
An outcome from my raising
A chink in my self-confidence
A character flaw I’d love to correct
But alas no effort I direct
To fix this problem of mine
Perhaps today I’ll make the time