Love Poem: Tryna Embrace Me
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Tryna Embrace Me

I'm trying to find that girl 
  Those eyes
 The one who saw it all but never got 
I dreamed I could be the girls that I saw
The ones whose lives seem to have it all 
So I changed and rearranged 
Until I was a mirror image of them
I thought I could hide the pain that they cause behind closed doors
So I sat and pretended it didn't hurt and the scars mended
  At least I thought it did
 Now i'm finding that the grass is worse
 And my feelings still get hurt on this side
       I want out...
I'm trying to embrace me.
The old person that I used to be.
I'm tired of all this attention.
I want to go back to when they didn't listen. 
I just want to be hidden away, Somewhere safe from the person i've become.
I'm tired of pleasing everyone 
Feeding this hunger
I wanna go under and come back someone else... 
As I stare into the mirror my reflection brings me a smile 
Cause I like the appearance but I don't like how I feel
            Empty 
 I used to wonder how people with so much power could want to give it up 
                But now I see
        I'm losing parts of me 
         I'm really conflicted... 
       I dispise the new me, yet the old me dispises what i've become
              I reach out and touch her hand 
                 She's still there 
                  A tear falls down my eyes 
              As I try to embrace the old me 
                  She vanishes
                       I'm alone