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Proud
November 16, 2018
There are many things in this world
I don’t understand
The way people act
The reasons people do things
The things they say
I do not understand
Why I must hide
The parts of me that show
My soul
Why must I hide my scars
When they tell a beautiful story
When they paint the sorrow
That is mine
Why must I change my colours
So people don’t see my vibrant self
Why must I be drenched in grey
When I want the red of my heart
To pour out
To show me
To stop hiding me
Why must I bite my tongue
And pretend not to have a voice
Who is my voice hurting
Enough to steal it away?
I am not your mermaid
I want to be my
Colourful
Rainbow filled
Loud
Self
What is so wrong
About that?
I don’t fit with
The crowd
So let me be proud
To stand out
To be brave
© Michelle M.
Brooklyn, NY
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I've been going through a hard time the last few months and I'm tired of it. This is me taking out my frustrations because I don't understand people anymore. Not that I really ever did.