The Fear of Public Speaking

For most of us,
Public Speaking
Is definitely not
Our strong suit,
In fact, many of us
Would rather die
Than speak in public.
Just the thought of it
Has us cower in fear
And want to
Run and hide.
For some of us,
An audience of two
Or more people
Constitutes an ominous crowd.
There are those of us
So paralyzed by fear
We can’t even lead
A group of two
In silent prayer.
If we make it
Past the bathroom
To the podium,
Our ability to say
Anything remotely intelligent
Is apt be impaired.
Fortunately, the fear dissipates
With practice.