And indeed there will be time
to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ”
time to turn back and descend the stair,
with a bald spot in the middle of my hair—
[they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”]
my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin—
[they will say: “but how his arms and legs are thin! ”]
do i dare
disturb the universe?
in a minute there is time
for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him?
and indeed there will be time
to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ”
with a bald spot in the middle of my hair—
[they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”]
my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin—
in a minute there is time
for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.