Preparing for judgment

No matter what advice people have given me: "sticks and stones...", "don't listen to what people say about you...", etc. my mind still races when I someone stares at me or ignores me. Leaving yourself open to critique and opinions i

I feel your eyes sizing me up

Do I measure up to your standards

No, I don't think I do

You've made up your mind

And that's okay

So be it

I'll just do my thing

And in the end

I'll be the one whose spirit sings

Author's Note

This is my maiden voyage into the ocean of writerscafe.org submissions. Most of my writing has no rhyme or rule ... I just try to let my thoughts flow and curtail the self-editing too much.