Matt Forshay Poet Free verse

I'M Not Who I Thought I Was

I think about how I used to see myself
I saw the the best man on earth
Now that time's gone by
I see that I am somebody else 
I'm not who I thought I was since the day of birth
I can't help but ask myself why
Couldn't I have seen myself through somebody else's eyes

I'm not who I thought I was

When I was young there was so much less around
Who knew that this life could be more complicated
But in a short time, so much was found
What I had and what I knew it all came unwound
What happened to that easy life?
The one where I was so appreciated
I still think about those times
When I was the best man on earth

I'm not who I thought I was

Now I'm seeing life how it really is 
Why was the world around me so hard to find
What I saw before was backwards
I just need to get it through my mind
I'm not the only man on earth 
I'm just a man left behind

I'm not who I thought I was

All those years I spent thinking I was the best man on earth
Many may think those years were a waste but
They will always be the proudest times between my life and death

I wish I was meant to be who I thought I was

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