The One I Can't Recognize
Have you ever looked in the mirror
And not recognized the person you saw
Sat back down in fear
Lost your breath in awe
But not the good kind at all
Like your confused
Like this person isn’t you
This caked on makeup, dyed hair, showing skin person isn’t true
This isn’t me
I wish when I was younger I could have seen
I don’t want to grow up
I want to stay little me
Have you ever talked about yourself with someone else and forgot who you were talking about
Like the sound of your own name doesn’t even sound right
It’s something you continue to recite
Your nickname you pretend to hate is more accurate
Savannah is something I accept
Sav is the person I’ve shaped myself into
Maybe not on purpose
But the old me makes me nervous
I’m going to continue to fake it all
Convincing me otherwise is like talking to a wall
If it’s who I am now
Then I should learn to be proud
I’ve blossomed into a new person than I was 2 years ago
It's cringy I know
But I look back at pictures and observe each individual change
See if I can find where the switch was flipped
And it’s strange but there is no certain age or stage that I can pick out
I can’t find just where
I decided to become the one I can’t recognize
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