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To love me is to put up with a messiness I inherited from my mother. The displays of self loathing and self sabotage i work on daily. The clothes I leave on the floor. The coffee cups in the sink. The bed unmade and the too many shoes. To love me is to deal with an annoying amount of independence I inherited from my father. The acts of self serving that I work on daily. The know it all moments when I’m working on something or fixing something. The confidence in my work ethic, my persona & who I am. The laughter I have over everything. To love me is to know the loyalty and respect I’ve inherited from my stepmom. The empathy I still long for and work to find daily. The care over details. The nurture I give when you’re sad or sick. The standing up for you but also putting you in your place. To love me is to cope with the stoic coldness and wandering spirit I’ve inherited from my grandma. The parts of me you’ll never fully know that I work to show you daily. The look of dismay I sometimes don’t know is on my face. The inability to stay in one place for too long without going insane. The moments I want to run away and never look back. To love me is to cope. Cope with knowing sometimes I’m mean. Sometimes I’m sad. And sometimes I love fiercely and passionately. To love me is to love all of me. Everything I’ve inherited and everything I’ve learned and unlearned over time. To love me is to be loved in return.
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Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023 at 10:02 AM UTC
Loving the Real Me
Do you know me? Do you actually know me? Or are you just assuming how I am by my looks? I don’t know what you think or how you see me But you don’t seem to know me I am me And I never showed you who I am You just assumed it Like I’m a rumor Everything somebody says about me is true. No - That’s a lie. I don’t know what people tell about me and I actually don’t think I’m anybody’s topic. I am just me And if you would ask me I would show you who I am and how I am Because I am me I am just me And I don’t allow everybody to see me To see the real me Because I am the real me See me how I am or see me how you want to see me Don’t judge Ask if you want to know something about me Don’t assume Just ask it Because I am just me and actually not here to judge people by their looks I am here to find out who some people really are Because everybody is just a me And somebody may not know me
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May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM UTC
Do you know who I am?
I am someone who doesn’t know himself after all these years. I am someone who has unknown fears. I am someone who wants to express without being vocal. I am someone who wants to share, without being social. I am someone who doesn’t care but still cares. I am someone who looks harsh but has emotional layers. I am someone who enjoys loneliness, the company of his own. I am someone who connects and stares through the phone. I am someone who wants to travel roads and miles. I am someone whose life is entangled in files. I am someone who dreams like a child. I am someone who acts weird and wild. I am a human, a mere human I am. This is who I am, I have no shame.
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Dec 1, 2019
Dec 1, 2019 at 10:16 AM UTC
Who Am I?
i get up from bed staring blankly i look at myself in the mirror and got myself ready as i was about to head out i see the mask i sighed and got it from my desk as i put it on tears escaping from my eyes i thought i could be who i am.. but the real me... already died
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Mar 8, 2020
Mar 8, 2020 at 10:11 AM UTC
mask
When the real me isn’t good enough. It ***** When I’m honest, I hurt. When I’m open, people hate me. When I lose control for one second, people take distance from me. Loose hope in me, don’t hire me, make dreams beyond me. Being truly myself is always a huge risk for me And hurting people is the last thing I want. A slip is so easily made In the most important and most intimate moments It breaks the existing and the possible The sad thing is, the moments in which I feel good, When I’m happy, energetic, loved, Then when I’m most myself, Those are the moments I mess up. So what now? Is there no happiness, freedom and love for me? Because it creates danger zones for myself and for others? I don’t know man, I don’t know. **** like this always happens at a peak, A peak of love, happiness, freedom, I think I’m finally there, The space of being my energetic self, And then I knock myself down, Or someone else does it for me. To the place of not being myself, To the restricted, humble, polite, considerate form Of myself Which I have learned to create over the years. I am in a sad situation. I try so hard, so hard, to have the two, The happiness, freedom and love without hurting others, But on days like this, my hope tumbles down again, To the pitch black reality, Of me.
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Feb 5, 2020
Feb 5, 2020 at 2:39 PM UTC
When the real me isn't good enough
I feel like I became a different person everyday I wish I could remember who the real me was so that I can be okay. Every time the sunsets it takes away a part of me. I keep losing myself each day. why do I feel like the stars are created by the little pieces that the sun took away from me? I try day by day to get the missing pieces back but they are just so many I lost count.
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Sep 19, 2018
Sep 19, 2018 at 7:45 PM UTC
Am losing myself
you "know" me. but you don't know me. the me you know, is a bright, introverted mess. an artist with a touch of glitter. a stranger. i, on the other hand, am dull on both the inside, and outside. my emotion is yet to be determined even by me. and negativity is the highlight of my personality. you don't know me - you don't want to know me. - v.m
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Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018 at 11:21 AM UTC
knowledge.
I’ve been drinking last night I am not proud It didn’t end up well But After such a long time I felt like I belong Somewhere I could talk And I did I kissed, I laughed And today I don’t remeber much I’ve asked myself many times Why do I do this? Drink until I can’t control myself For such a long time I haven’t known the answer But I know it now Well, it is easy To lose yourself to alcohol To forget everything Especially who you are To become someone else And I like it I like to be that loud girl Who does what she wants Who doesn’t care about opinions Who kisses whoever she likes I do like that I LOVE being wild ´Cause that’s the exact opposite of my true self That’s why I drink
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Jul 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018 at 6:16 AM UTC
DRUNK
Is it bad that change myself to conform with society? That I’ve changed so much I’ve forgotten the real me? Sure, society is changing But I want to be the REAL me NOW. Not to sound bratty or whiney, But it’s been long enough of people hiding behind false smiles And fake laughter Of people hiding behind a persona they make for themselves We want to be who we want now. When’s it going to happen? When can I walk into school Without fear of being bullied for what I wear When can I walk the streets Without fear of being ***** When can I walk into a room Without judging stares When will any of this happen? Is it bad I’ve created a false image of myself? That I fear being judged so much That I changed everything about myself, That I can’t remember what the real me looks like I used to be a sweet, somewhat girly kid. Now, I dress like a boy So not to get others attention, I intimidate the **** out of others So not to get bullied for being small, I don’t show feeling, So not to be judged for being weak. I just want to be the real me, Just once in my life without fear Of what others will say.
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Apr 3, 2018
Apr 3, 2018 at 7:23 PM UTC
The Real Me
The real me what is it Is it defining a character or Is it knowing one's actions My family and friends think they know me but how can that be when i don't even know the real me!
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May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017 at 4:21 PM UTC
The Real Me?
I have 100% been through hell. I have been through so much my whole life. I've been judged and bullied for 10 years. I've been hurt physically, emotionally, and mentally. I've been threatened over and over again. I've been Abandoned and alone a lot for long amounts of time. I've felt love toward someone for 10 years (almost 11), that person hurt me 3 times and put through heart shattering pain. Do you know what it feels like to be hurt by someone you love so much that you don't know what to do with yourself? Do you know what it's like to love someone for 10 years, then get rejected and your heart broken by that same person and still love and wanna be with them? Do you know what it's like to hate yourself so much that your too ashamed to go or do anything, because your too fat, too ugly, or you just don't fit in? Well all of that, It's me. Every last bit. I know I am a crazy mess. I know I am a pathetic, ugly, fat, loser, that has a loving caring family, but a really messed up life. That is the person I am in my eyes. So if you really think I am "all that", a "showoff", someone who's "perfect". Yeah, well, Guess what... There is no such thing as "perfect" and I know that very well. I do not do or go through all this ******** to get attention. I do not tell you who I am or "show the real me" because I will scare you away like everyone else. So.. I guess this is goodbye because I know you'll run like everyone else.
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Apr 10, 2017
Apr 10, 2017 at 3:58 AM UTC
The real me is my Hell
The helpless of my heart; Pleads to remove these burdens. My mind and I Are having debatable Conversations on whether I’m Fine or not, But my settings start to Twist with my plot. I was here, Then there. I’m so caught in my mind, I didn’t notice the eye stares. A normal day for me is rare. Preparing myself for my long Journey walk. Only ashes and dust comes out As I begin to talk. Black is surrounding me with a splash Of blood. The insides of my hands is ***** And my fingernails are full Of mud; From where I tried to bury; My sins. I try to drink my soul away Just in case I don’t get in. I close my eyes to a million Memories, Good and bad. They flash before my eyes, Like a movie being replayed. The devil is feasting on me, From Marci soul I prepared And accidently made. I feel homeless in time. I feel I’ve been gone for A decade. Nothing will never change, And my grin will remain false. My pearly white teeth I smile Will remain fault To what’s hidden beneath. My warm hugs I give for a greet, Is only a cold shoulder I give Because no one knows the Real me. -Marci H.
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Nov 19, 2015
Nov 19, 2015 at 5:33 PM UTC
Real Me
Cold to the touch Rose cheeks It's gripping slowly and sweetly But tight and cold They don't see My true pain They don't believe My mind Maybe it's better that way To never speak To shut up And sleep forever Maybe
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Nov 28, 2014
Nov 28, 2014 at 10:54 PM UTC
Maybe It Will Be Better