© photo by michelle bryant
written at age 16 and yet it still applies today!
the woman i am
is hidden inside.
the woman i seem
feels no need to hide.
the woman i seem to be
is full of love and mirth,
im totally opposite of expectations
that awaited mi at birth.
the woman i seem to be
is friendly and free.
im not what people
expect of mi
the woman i seem,
i want to abide.
the woman i am
is concealed inside.
the woman i am
lives miserably-
opposite of what
she seems to be.
the woman i am
is lonely and sad,
the woman i seem
i wish i had.
i hate to be phony,
i hate to be fake
but now i feel
my life’s at stake.
i need to decide
which woman is mi
and disintegrate
what seems to be.
the woman i am
and the woman i seem..
one is michelle,
the other’s a dream.
© michelle bryant