Take My Picture
Stuttering shudders
Trapped in my tides of trepidation
What am I doing here?
What am I doing here?
Take my picture,
Capture the fear
In quivering chapped lips
Am I really here?
Why am I here?
Let me find myself
Before you smash every bit of me
Let my body ease into my purpose
Take my picture
What will you remember?
These eyes twinkling with doubt
Every moment you are near,
Some teething fear
Screeching, screaming...
That I will never be enough
That I will never be heard
With your averted eyes and ears
Smiles ingenuine
It is so easy to be you
When your
Feelings are swept back
And you dust off the pain
To unfortunate me
I will find who I am
Before you finally see
Before you dine decidedly
On what you think is me
I must be who I am
And I don't need your help
To get there
While you drown yourself
With all that you are not
August 25, 2018
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