Low self esteem

[Bitnee]

When you have a narrative structure that is touching close to your experience, it can be easy to hide behind abstract words that makes the poem tell rather than show.

Quiet kid
Self-esteem
my anxiety
scared weird kid

Try thinking of concrete imagery that lets the reader infer those things. Show an action, use a metaphor. I could give you an example but I don't want to lead you.

This is how you'll pull the reader into your experience.

Hope that helps.

Best,
Todd

Thank you! Great advice I’m so rusty that just been throwing out abstract instead of using imagery which makes my poems not as effective. Thanks for the help!