Whoops!
Changed my mind.
The writing is writing itself ...
Buckle up, please... Fast forward time machine
Annie is seen crossing over another threshold
Into an evening class
It is our first session
We arrive a moment late
My friend, Tanya and I pause in the front of the room
Smiling apologetically at the teacher
We take a quick glance around
Walk down the aisle between two rows of desks
Toward the few seats left in the back, settle in
The roll is called alphabetically
My friend's last name begins with B
Mine with S
When friend's name is called
Tanya raises her hand as do the others
Down the roll we go, my name is called
I raise my hand
The teacher looks at me and says
You're too small to sit in the back
Next time take a seat in front
Though I be small
My friend be several inches smaller than me
Though insecurity creates disbelief
Smart is smart
Animal instincts are aroused
My antenna go up
On the other hand insecurity is defensive
Defensiveness is A Great Wall of China erector
Brain so anesthetized to positive change ...
No thought of roaring assertively—yet
Then again—
When the student is ready the teacher appears
On the other hand—
If said student is insecure, not ready to connect—
The teacher's targeting interest may seem scary, indeed!
Why scary?
Fuzzy memory stuck in subconscious
Pokes at conscious side of mind
This makes Annie feel wary ...
As though a strange 'feeling' of being prey has been stirred ...
Silly, right? Or maybe not ...
I mean who's to say
When Annie will develop
Such heightened levels of self confidence
As to muster the courage to push denial away
In hopes of freeing a forgotten memory
Tucked into one of the darkest pockets of her brain ...
Only the shadow mind knows yea or nay, for sure ...
Changed my mind.
The writing is writing itself ...
Buckle up, please... Fast forward time machine
Annie is seen crossing over another threshold
Into an evening class
It is our first session
We arrive a moment late
My friend, Tanya and I pause in the front of the room
Smiling apologetically at the teacher
We take a quick glance around
Walk down the aisle between two rows of desks
Toward the few seats left in the back, settle in
The roll is called alphabetically
My friend's last name begins with B
Mine with S
When friend's name is called
Tanya raises her hand as do the others
Down the roll we go, my name is called
I raise my hand
The teacher looks at me and says
You're too small to sit in the back
Next time take a seat in front
Though I be small
My friend be several inches smaller than me
Though insecurity creates disbelief
Smart is smart
Animal instincts are aroused
My antenna go up
On the other hand insecurity is defensive
Defensiveness is A Great Wall of China erector
Brain so anesthetized to positive change ...
No thought of roaring assertively—yet
Then again—
When the student is ready the teacher appears
On the other hand—
If said student is insecure, not ready to connect—
The teacher's targeting interest may seem scary, indeed!
Why scary?
Fuzzy memory stuck in subconscious
Pokes at conscious side of mind
This makes Annie feel wary ...
As though a strange 'feeling' of being prey has been stirred ...
Silly, right? Or maybe not ...
I mean who's to say
When Annie will develop
Such heightened levels of self confidence
As to muster the courage to push denial away
In hopes of freeing a forgotten memory
Tucked into one of the darkest pockets of her brain ...
Only the shadow mind knows yea or nay, for sure ...
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