I'm just shy

When stripped to the bone, we're all the same -creatures with secrets we'd rather not ever admit to. Realizations that tell us we could be completely different from the way we pictured ourselves.

I’m just shy

I seem confident, and many a time I believe I am,

But I'm a pretty f*****g shy kid on the inside,

I realize that I'd acquired this supposed confidence when I was in China-

Things were easier, I could shine

Suddenly I was smart, but never because I believed it;

It was environmental.

I let it sit on me,

But this skin isn't mine,

I understand now how easy it is to have it fall away when gently prod-

I'm insecure,

Scared,

Unsure,

Shy.

But I've somehow made myself think otherwise.

What?