Impudence (Double Etheree)

I
look at
some people
and wonder how
the hell they can be
so damn confident. Just
one ingredient shy of
arrogance, laughing in the face
of skill and talent, making it look
so much God damn easier than it is.
I sip on my coffee, wishing I could
be as good and confident as them
and I wait for them to make a
mistake, that way I don't have
to sit here and hope that
I'm not the only
damn failure in
this tiny,
stifled
room.

Double Etheree Syllable Count:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1