Intelligence is
Just as much a
Curse as a blessing.
Coupled with the
Ability to imagine
To create from nothing
Comes the inability
To turn your brain off-
To never stop thinking
And overanalyzing.
Thoughts beat a
Maddening tattoo
Within your skull
What if
What if
What if
What if I did this?
What if I said that?
What if this
Turned out differently?
Your own flaws
And failings
Seem much bigger
Inside your head,
Magnified by
Self-criticism
And those who
Don’t have it
Don’t understand
At all.