Kara Mclain Poet Free verse

Only To Find

In the past
I’ve always tried to be
Anyone but me.
               Extreme hair.
               Extreme clothes.
                              All the mimickings
                              With all the trimmings.

I’ve tried on so many lives
Just hoping it’s mine,
Only to find
           …nothing.

So, I bathed in the nothingness,
Thrived on the emptiness,
Lived in the fakeness…
Only to find
            …it wasn’t me.

So, I put down the hair,
Put down the clothes,
Put down the faces
            That comes with the poses.
Only to find
            … me.

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 21, 2011 at 10:56 AM So enjoyed reading your amazing creative poetry Kara.. expressive lines to impress all readers luv..

Poet Destroyer A May 21, 2011 at 9:51 AM Kara, now, this poem really has lots of emotions i can cast... Don't know how long you have been here on the soup.. But, this is the first time i think I'm reading your poetry.. And this poem is going to my favorites** bathed in the nothingness, thrived on the emptiness, lived in the fakeness.. ** what more can i say.... thanks so much for putting it out there... always ,..Linda Kara Mclain May 21, 2011 at 1:02 PM i take that back. i was 14 Kara Mclain May 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM was on here back in '08 when i was 13, but wasnt on again untill a few days ago. Kara Mclain May 21, 2011 at 12:51 PM well thanks i dont know what to say