Talent on Display

My talents to the world I want to showcase

But I cannot bring myself to fully embrace

My own strengths, I am afflicted

By imposter syndrome, I stay conflicted

Between the desire to show everyone my capabilities

And staying behind the scenes, trapped in my insecurities..

When I do start talking about my achievements I fear

That boastful and arrogant to others I appear

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I’ve witnessed people confidently display

Their talents to the world, unabashedly say

How good they are at something, without a trace of arrogance

I only wish I had that kind of confidence..

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I talked myself into believing that confidence would come

With experience, as I continued to hone my skills it would become

Easier for me to display my talents without fear

But my hesitancy has not decreased in all these years

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Let me then turn inwards and review my progress

Forget about the world that I was trying to impress