20 Jun 00

 

 

 

Reluctant

 

 

However far I come

It always seems to be

I get farther away

From being

What I see as me

Given the opportunity

By those around

To come clean

I let the moment pass

And remain in obscurity

Because despite my confidence

Which has grown

It is not enough

To overcome

The life I have known

 

 

By

 

 

Everett E. Phillips, III