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Who I am


Who am I?

I’m someone who cries

I’m someone who feels pain

I’m someone who struggles to stand

I’m someone who has been used

I’m someone who has been abused

I was supposed to be amazing

But isn’t it crazy?

I’m starting to see

I’m not who I thought I’d be

I’m just a piece of meat

He used me for different things

He put me in a jail cell that clangs

He told me the things I wanted to hear

But now he doesn’t care

I’ve been demeaned

He was so keen

To my every need

He walked on me

He used my own expectations to crush me

I’m going to rise above it all

I’m not going to fall and fall and fall

I’m not going to wait for him to call

He’s not going to sorry

Even though he holds the key

He’s not going to fix it

He thinks I’m a misfit.

No more, no more

I walking out of the jail door

I’m made out of stone

I’m not going to be alone

I’m going to resurrect lives

For those who decide to realize

There’s so much more to life then what they see

That is who I want to be

I’m going to keep my heart strong and my spirit ready

I’m going to keep walking, sure and steady

I think I can, I know I can

That is who I am

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jennellybean

i am twenty years old. I am trying to earn money for college so that i will be a kindergarten teacher. The poems on this website inspire me. It inspires me because the poems are not intimidatingly perfect, but they communicate a lot of raw emotion or human quirkiness. This website is my creative outlet, and I hope everybody appreciates it as much as i do.

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