Reflection

Do not be fooled by what you hear. People will tell you that you are talented and clever.
Do not believe them.
People will say that you are stupid and do not work hard enough and you will never amount to anything.
Do not believe them.
Even your friends will tell you words and phrases. And you might start to believe them. They will say you are easy to talk to and so very nice.
Strangers will say passing remarks about your reticience and your shyness and tell you that you need to speak up more, you are too shy.
You are not.
Do not start believing the words that are repeated in your ear.
Do not fall into the cage of spoken words that try to define you, to limit the edges of you are.
You know who you are.