A Man's Floundering

It's painful to watch,
the pain that ensues,
as he now has no clue
as to what to do.
It hurts to see
him floundering about
in situations ordinarily
not that difficult, but that he has filled with doubt.
It is hard to understand
how he has such trouble trying to function
with a seeming fetter holding him back
like an unresolved compunction.
He acts as if he has
no experience communicating
as he goes around fearing
being considered to be irritating.
His lack of confidence
in every way he carries himself
saddens a bystander watching
who sees him put himself on a shelf.
One wonders whether or not
the appropriate action is to help
but one wouldn't know where to start
to save a man who is like a whelp.
It is rather difficult to assist
when mesmerized in the action
by a man's futile attempts
that fail to bring him satisfaction.
For now we will sit back waiting
and wonder when he will correct
the sad interactions at which he fails
that seem to continue to infect.