Take Me As I Am

LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES
I SEE YOUR ANGUST
WONDERING WHAT YOU THINKING OF ME
WHAT YOU FEELING FOR ME
I FEEL YOUR RECENTFORNESS 

THE DAYS GO BY US
I KNOW YOU DON"T FEEL ATTENTIVE FOR ME
I TRY TO BE YOUR CLONE
I WANTED TO BE YOUR OTHER HALF 
LIKE YOU LIKE ME TO BE

EACH TIME I TRY
I DISAPPOINTED YOU IN SUCH A WAY 
THAT WE FALL FARTHER APART FROM EACH OTHER
WE TRY TO BECOME CLOSER ONCE AGAIN
BUT THE DISTANCE AND TIMES NEVER MERGE FOR US

I DRIFT IN A LONELY PLACE
DRIFT AWAY FROM YOU YOUR HEART
I NO LONGER BELONGS IN YOUR HEART
YOU NEED A IMAGINE OF YOU
SOMETHING I CAN"T BE LIKE YOU

EXCEPT ME FOR THE WAY I AM 
AND NOT FOR SOMETHING YOU WANT ME TO BE
LOVE ME
LEARN ME
CARE FOR ME
NOT JUDGE ME THE WAY I AM
AND FOR NOT BEING SOMEONE YOU
WANT ME TO BE TO SATISFIED YOU
TAKE ME AS I AM
OR LEAVE ME
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 4, 2015 at 4:02 PM
Hi Robin, you seem to be sweet. You should never change or make yourself available to please what is not in you. I love this poem... SKAT
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