I want to show you the inside
that's where I keep the truth
outside it is fragmented
and it's easy to get confused
if only I could show you what is underneath
then maybe you would finally understand
if you saw past the defenses on the surface
only then would you know just who I am
but if I let you in, too far, too soon
you will surely get the wrong impression
first you must know I'm worth the weight
before I burden you with my confessions
I wish there was and easier way
to be myself around everyone
but that's just far too complicated
when you've lived your life on the run
Author notes
I wasn't intending of making this poem so specific to myself, but the last line fit too well. I lived most of my life on the run, and its hard to explain to people. Its something that I either don't share or when I do share it makes things even more complicated. I do often wish that everyone could just know when they meet me so I wouldn't have to pretend.
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you in this poem did a good job of keeping one idea throughout, almost similar in style to the left over typewritten drunken thoughts of bukowski.
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