SHYNESS
"I scarcely knew,by myself,that I existed,
that I'd be able to be,and go on being.
I was afraid of that,of life itself.
I didn't want to be seen,
I did'nt want my existence to be known.
I became pallid,thin,and absentminded.
I didn't want to speak so that nobody
would recognize my voice,I didn't want
to see so that nobody would see me.
Walking,I pressed myself against the wall
like a shawdow slipping away....
~Pablo Neruda