Guilt complex

Enclosed in a shell like a tortoise,

Keeping away from the lively movements and noise,

My own, I fail to recognise,

Do not shake hands with me please

I am no more, no more at ease,

I suffer from a guilt complex,

Was I the one to destroy a friendship

Or lose my temper in a relationship.

The other day I threw some litter on the road,

Turned a deaf ear to the call for prayer,

I suffer from a guilt complex

I am amazed at my faults.

Have I them or have I not?

Is it just the state of my mind

Or has somebody without cause have me to remind

Of a non-existent situation,

Will I ever surface, I suffer from a guilt complex.

Published in Daily Times, April 25^th 2018.