Me

Last born of three With loving and caring parents Although through life I could not see As I grew up To belong was my need Rejected by some Concentrating only on me Seeing what is not Was my deal Fearing the unknown Was all so real Each head is a world And mine was in turmoil The power I had Was shortchanged and soiled I did not fit in So I made it a point To fit in with all Even if it meant hurting me When at the time I didn’t realize That what I felt Was a normal life They could not adjust To my caring and empathy They all thought me weak And saw me with sympathy My family is all to me And being there is all I need To finally see that all the problems Don’t lie within me Yes I kept to my self And I hoped that no one saw All the sadness That came through me Yet life is short So I make the best of it Now knowing that This life is what I make of it Life goes by day by day And I now enjoy Waking up every day Full of love and joy I now know how to love Who to love and why I can truly say I LOVE and ACCEPT me!! A Diamond in the Rough. By: Nena Enriquez