The Limelight

Many crave the limelight’s dazzle
While some others shun its glare,
Fearing that intensive scrutiny
Would be too hard to bear.

I am somewhere in the middle.
Though I post my poems to share,
In the hopes that they’ll be read by those
With time and will to spare,

As I soak up all the comments
That appear from here and there
I delight in the approval;
Though of course I am aware

That to really hog the limelight,
To jump in and take the dare,
I’d be targeted by critics
Which could lead to some despair.

So a little of the limelight
Is preferred when I compare,
For a smattering of flatter
Feels just perfect, fair and square.