I Am Who I Am

I am the ocean waves An unsteady rhythm Swells of overwhelming anxiety Never knowing just when to crash But when I do You’ll know But I am also the salty tide Pulling the people in my life close But then pushing them away To protect their hearts Because too much of a tide Can be dangerous I am the intense yellow sun glimmering When you see me you smile a true smile Sharing a much needed, bronzing warmth Sharing my protection from the booming storm clouds That ruin your day I am not just another face Although I might not be the prettiest pink shell in the sand I won’t shatter when you pick me up I won’t wash away when you see me I am not anything I don’t know I am not going to try and be something I’m not If you can’t accept that Leave me in the sand for someone else that will