I Am Not My Internet Personality.

I am a girl.
I am a girl who stands tall and proud,
A girl who speaks loudly and clearly,
Who never backs away from what I believe in,
Who shouts and fights and does her part
To make the world a better place,
If only in my online life.

I am a girl.
I am a girl who sits small and timid,
A girl who hides her thoughts,
Who cannot force herself to speak out,
Who cannot voice her disapproval,
But wants the world to be a better place
With all my real-life heart.

I am a girl.
I am a girl who wants to make a stand
But fears rejection and contempt.
I am a girl who wants to speak what she believes
But can barely bring herself to speak it among friends.

I am a girl.
I am a girl who is smothered by her own thoughts
Who sees a problem and wants to say something,
Anything that can make a difference.
But I am a girl who prefers to sit alone
In the company of fictional characters
Surrounded by words she does not need to refute.