Facing Me

There's a girl that's always glaring; She laughs and smirks and stares No matter where I ever go She seems to be right there. Wherever I have tried to run Or however far that place, When the crowd is thin or I'm alone I always see her face. She awakes in me a passenger; A darkness deep within. The part of me I try to hide; My secrets I keep hidden. She's a stranger, but I know her; There's something in her eyes. It's her honesty I'm fighting. The truth to all my lies. With a glimpse of her I'm shaken; Like a little kid again. My fists clench up with anger And I'm crawling in my skin. For seven years I've seen her; I'm not quite sure what for, But it's time for me to face her I won't run anymore. I forgive her for the tortured years; I forgive her for the pain. I will love her gently like a child Because she is Me by name.