One with low self esteem in that I am not rare
So many like me in the big World out there
We build our mental walls by putting ourselves down
Our obstacles to success that lead to renown.

For one with low self esteem look no further than me
Of my inhibitions I will never be free
We are what we think we are does seem so true
And we receive from life what is only our due.

The king of the lion pride has the biggest roar
And the turkey with the mighty eagle can't soar
We create our reality by the words that we say
We are what we think we are life is that way.

My thoughts on self started in Primary School
Where I often sat upon the dunce's stool
Perhaps the start for me of low self esteem
For sense of self there is a trigger 'twould seem.

Of any form of success us our thoughts can deny
And we are what we think we are to all does apply
Self doubt for me in Primary School did begin
And with negative thinking one cannot hope to win.

Francis Duggan

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