It is hard for me to deliver truth easily
I tend to turn up the volume hammer it home.
The heart of it is defensive
I lack the grace that confidence bestows.
I try to emulate others whose natural ease I admire
absorb the essence of their elegance.
Another considered shell layered onto my carapace
the camouflage is for protection.
The downside is no one can see me
and who hears the word of a ghost?