Rediscovering Myself
Hidden behind the walls of my own making.
Walls so high that I am unable to escape
The walls close in sometimes
Crowding and suffocating me.
I used to be alive, smiling and cheerful
My smile has buried its head in the chaos
But now I realise that this is not the real me
I'm just playing a game of peekaboo
The spark is there but it flickers like a firefly
Trying to escape the bottle it's trapped in.
I look in the mirror and see a glimmer
Of my old self
And I tell myself enough is enough
No more sacrificing my happiness for others
And letting others walk over me
I've had it with the people pleasing
And with trying to be perfect.
I need my smile back,
My identity is crying to be let out
Of the mire it has slid into.
I am going to be kind to myself
And do what my heart bids me to.
I am convinced I can do better
At loving myself
My spirit is pushing against the grain
I'm going to smile once more
Yes, there will be criticism, and censure.
But the winds of change will blow once more
And I will be free. I will be ME
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