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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

I Am by Christina


I Am
 
I am....
 
A reflection of an inner soul
Of loves and losses left untold
As harsh realities unfold
And the hands of time make me old
 
I am....
 
A simple heart and complex mind
Wanting love and acceptance in kind
And yet all I have managed to find
Is a world of heartbreak over time
 
I am....
 
Analytical and stubborn to a fault
Where only I can fall short
To the high standard ever sought
Inside the heart locked like a vault

I am....
 
The shadow of a faded dream
In a long white dress surrounding me
A picket fence and family
But things aren't always what they seem

I am....
 
An entity within this place
A shadow of someone without a face
Who finds solace in the embrace
And anonymonity of cyberspace

I am....
 
A sad and tragic case
Someone who thought she was safe
Until someone found a way
To break me down and my faith

I am....
 
A shell of someone who I used to be
Of someone who I hoped to be
And of someone who I'll never be
And I guess that's all that's left of me
....and I am.
 
© Christina
4th May 2009

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