You cant hide
behind a name
Years ago
I was Rob Grove
On this website
I wasn't sure then
the power of poetry
I neglected my profile
all my poems then
were about heartbreak
Then during Covid 19
I re-Discovered my profile
I was at the lowest of lows
just lost the love of MY LIFE
I hated who I was
I was the product of
A BAD PAST
that I NEVER DEALT WITH
many skeletons rested
In my closet
So I created Reborn-Rob
a fictitious character
that allowed me to ACCEPT
the past by not actually
OWNING IT
See I was a NARCASSIST
and we can't be seen
any less than PERFECT
400 poems later
the truth that was buried
was awaken from my
CHILDHOOD GRAVE
so many memories
I suppressed from fear
So many horror stories
that I never healed from
I had a ton of support
along with haters too
They didn't UNDERSTAND
or SEE what I was going through
With each write, song, story, poem, freestyle
I felt so much better and the weight of the past drama
WASNT DICTATING MY LIFE
Shortly after
I became sick with
my entire profile
and felt I needed to
MOVE-ON
That's when I created
SHALLOW WATERS
figuring I made it back to
Mental-shore
NO MORE GOING OFF THE
DEEP-END
That lasted awhile
mostly going through my past lovers and the drama
It felt better to be a part of
Calmer waters
But then .......
I realized ...
MY MENTAL DISORDER
was still controlling me
I WAS HIDING BEHIND
ALL THESE NAMES
and that's when
Robert James Grove
WAS ACCEPTED
knowing ALL three profiles
WERE HIM
With all the pain, hurt, abuse
baggage and bad decisions
WERE MINE TO OWN
I gave up my personification that ONLY I HAD ABOUT ME
I wasn't fooling anyone
BUT MYSELF
Now I'm coping with it all
A-Z but accepting it's always been ME these are
MY SCARS to
OVERCOME