Why do I try so hard to be smaller?Weren't we all born to stand up, stand out?Hitherto I've been letting myself down,My visage, a veneer of a smile,No less a forced grimaceWhy?So that I can let you stand out,At my expense?Why so many a time others have succeeded,Where I have encountered perceived failure,Is it I?Assiduous avoidance is not the solution.It is time I let myself …