I decided today that
Nobody
Could love me or care for me
If they knew
Who I truly am.
That doesn't mean no one loves me--
It only means they don't know.

Is it better to let people in
To see the real me
And risk everything I hoped
To build?
Or is it better to
Shut everything in
So I will be the only one
Who doesn't love myself?

Do I dare risk dreaming
Of a better day?