My insecurity is crippling and overwhelming
My jealousy is unhinged and unacceptable
My inability to trust the people I love is devistating and consuming
My ego is torn by self-doubt and self-loathing
My body image is disgusting and incorrigible
I cannot feel that I am good enough
I will not feel that I am attractive enough
I do not feel that I am successful enough
I constantly compare myself to others; I fixate on my shortcomings while highlighting their triumphs
I see only where I fail and they succeed
I feel constantly that my partner may decide that she would prefer someone else
Someone more attractive
More successful
Less insecure
Less jealous
More capable of loving
And being loved
Why did she like his picture
Why does she talk to him so much
Why did she close her phone when I sat down
Where is she going
Who is she with
When will she be back
Why am I not invited
Why wasn’t I included
Why didn’t you tell me about the plans
I’ve become toxic
I’ve let my insecurity turn me into a monster
I’m selfish
I’m weak
I’m nothing
And I’m driving away a woman who I know would never betray me
Who I know would never hurt me
Who has pushed me to be a more present father and a better person
Who has supported me when I had more money than I knew what to do with and when I was near broke
Who has never given me a reason to not trust her
I wish I didn’t feel that I’ll never be enough
Because if I continue to feel that
Then I never will be