Chasing Ghosts

Letting Self-Doubt Creep In

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Most days

I’m strong

And confident

Putting on a smile

Ready to face

The day.

But there are

Days too

When I struggle

Over analyze my

Every move

Question

Every word

I speak or say

Letting silence

Speak

When I feel

I have to tip toe

Around the truth.

Sometimes I carry

The weight of every prayer

Every heartbreak

As if they are my burden

To carry.

And there are times

Silences between friends

When I wonder

If I have a place

It’s nothing

They say or do

Self-doubt creeps

In like an enemy

Making me

Question my