Social Cocktail

1 part Twitch

1 part Stutter

2 parts "I wish I could be better"

Nervous glance, add for flavor,

Trying too hard for Strangers' Favor

Add 1 part Self-Effacing

Mix with my Attitude, degrading

my closest friends, complementing the bitter greens of Envy

And a delightful splash of Insecurity

Discard scraps of Vulnerability

Present myself polished

Struggle intensely with Identity

Set aside one handful of Cynicism for garnish

After my poor words are all mistaken

And Self-Worth all but taken,

Serve with Confidence, first stirred, then shaken.