Who I Am Really?
Location
14623
United States
43° 5' 29.6916" N, 77° 38' 31.7688" W
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You see me as an athlete
I see me as powerful
You only see me active
You never see me still
I'm not who I seem to be
I hide behind another character, even though I know thats not me
I hide because Im afraid of who I really am
I do all those things because I can
I laugh, I cry, just like you
Sometimes my heart is filled with gloom
I hide the real me because I feel ugly
Ugly to the world, to people, and to me
Who I am really?
I'm bright as can be
I dumb myself down so you want make fun of me
I am full of excitement and intelligence
But, I hide behind all the stupidity and ignorance
Who I really am?
You may never know
I hide behind the bush that seems to never grow
You see me as an athlete
I see me as powerful
You only see me active
You never see me still
I hide the real me because of what people might think
I sit around class laugh and say "you stink"
I make fun of people because they made fun of me
I call that dumbing myself down because I don't like the real me
The real me you'll never see
Because I hide behind the curtain that'll never be released
I let the real me out so you all can see
I'm not just an athlete
I'm smart as can be
Since 1997 I have accomplished many things
And now in the year of 2014
I finally let the world see
Who I am inside
I was told one day that I have nothing to hide
I hide behind a curtain so you couldn't see
That I was an intelligent young woman waiting to be released
I love the real me but, I'm scared to reveal it
Thats why I hide my true appeal
I've always been told love yourself or nobody will
And thats a true statement
Thats why I finally came out my shell
I soon then realized I had a story to tell
My story is to let the world know who I really am.
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