Frenemy

You are my loudest detractor,

Screaming over wounded confidence,

“You can’t; don’t try!”

You fool me to believe there is comfort

In observing dreams

From a distance.

Self-doubt, you

paralyze,

antagonize,

epitomize

me.

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This is my response to the Trifecta weekend challenge, which I found…well, challenging:

This week we are taking you, once again, back to school for a lesson in literary devices.  Remember the apostrophe?  About.com defines apostrophe as, “A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding.”  Give us your best 33-word example of an apostrophe.

Check out Trifecta’s site for other responses, or to submit your own.  Come on,  you can do it (you know you want to)! 😛

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Now for a little photo silliness to combat self-doubt:

If you believe you can soar, you will:

If you shed your inhibitions, your inner monkey will be free to play (half-naked) in the rain:

If you want to reach the top you should, but I’d advise wearing protective gear (this goes for climbing cactus, or corporate ladders…it’s a prickly world out there :)):