Self-Capitulation

Who controls my life?

You.

I gave you the key,

the power over me.

My insecurity

Needing a like,

a heart,

a part of me

craving security

from obscurity.

A comment

on my submission,

to you.

To your acknowledgement.

On my accomplishment.

I'm addicted to praise,

a social media craze.

I'm not enough anymore,

an online whore.

Or maybe I never was.

The insecure child

who aimed to gratify,

 now grown up,

needing a praise high.

Because she's nothing

if she's not seen,

invisible and stuck between,

who she is and who she wants to be.

#poetry #challenge