Love Poem: Me

Me

Last born of three
With loving and caring parents
Although through life 
I could not see

As I grew up 
To belong was my need
Rejected by some
Concentrating only on me

Seeing what is not
Was my deal
Fearing the unknown 
Was all so real

Each head is a world
And mine was in turmoil
The power I had
Was shortchanged and soiled

I did not fit in
So I made it a point
To fit in with all
Even if it meant hurting me

When at the time
I didn’t realize 
That what I felt 
Was a normal life

They could not adjust
To my caring and empathy
They all thought me weak
And saw me with sympathy

My family is all to me 
And being there is all I need
To finally see that all the problems
Don’t lie within me

Yes I kept to my self
And I hoped that no one saw
All the sadness 
That came through me

Yet life is short
So I make the best of it
Now knowing that 
This life is what I make of it

Life goes by day by day
And I now enjoy
Waking up every day
Full of love and joy

I now know how to love
Who to love and why
I can truly say
I LOVE and ACCEPT me!!
A Diamond in the Rough. 
 

By: Nena Enriquez