On Losing Confidence

in like a lion, out like a lamb

These words will miss my lips

by more than a mile

so all I hope by this

may be meaningless

a chance to fill in the void

of a endless universe

in which my muted star

pales in comparison

I can not pour out these words

that do not come

I am not the roaring tiger

I thought I once was

Reviews

[Jennifer Elizabeth]

unfortunately i know this feeling quite well. it's hard to feel like a "muted star" in a sky full of others that burn so bright that you fear you're no longer seen. great write.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The roar of tigers should not be mistaken for bravery. Tigers roar because it is merely their nature. But courage is very often nothing more than a whisper from one, who once before, might have remained silent. Lovely poem.