SCARY REFLECTIONS

Too Much Criticism is pathologically twisted, but Too Much Praise?
Blink, and you’ve missed it.

So when I hear the words I say
Or read the words I write,
I only want to cringe and hide;
Unsee what scares me deep inside,

Suppress my self’s expression
And test my self’s reflection
Mirroring back at Me and
Reflecting back at You.