I don't want to pretend anymore,
I just want to be me.
I'm tired of making people
Think that I'm someone
That I'm not.
I want to look into the mirror
And see the person that
I know is inside, the person who is
Chained up; like a prisoner
Of life, because of all
The expectations society has,
Not able to show her true self;
Nor able to brighten up the
Dull and dreary would around her.
Not having the courage to do
What she knows she must.
Having to hide her light
From all who see her,
Because her light is
Not tolerated in
A world of darkness.
She hides her inner self
With a mask of hideous lies,
Not allowing people to see
Her inner beauty.
And although it shines through
Every so often;
The people around her
Are too blind to see it.
Yet there are some people
Who can see this scared
Little girl who tries
To hide from the world
These people let her know
That she is not alone.
She can let her light shine.
That there is something other
Then darkness in the world