I Saw Myself With My Eyes

Tired of seeing myself with someone else’s eyes,

But not anymore….

It’s time for a self-discovery,

It’s time to show the courage. 

With years of listening to people,

I have lost my voice, 

I have lost my vision.  

But not anymore….

They evoked a fire in me, 

In all these years when I felt like nobody, 

In all those anxiety episodes when I felt hopeless.  

 

But not anymore….

I’m collecting my broken pieces, 

But still afraid to get hurt by them.

Just like when a mirror breaks, 

And it hurts you when you pick the pieces up. 

I’m recreating myself, 

And this time just for myself 

And nobody else. 

For years I felt like I lacked something, 

I have a void that I need to fill, 

I have a flaw that I have to fix.

After so long I sat with myself 

Talked for hours 

And smiled at everything that I messed up so far. 

But I’m still happy to see that

I grew up with all these discomforts, 

That is pushing to my best version 

The journey wasn’t so pleasant, 

But I guess it wasn’t necessary too. 

Pleasant things never reveal the best of you. 

After so long I saw myself with my eyes, 

Not with someone else’s. 

After so long I’ve denied what I was told, 

And listened to my voice. 

Reviews

[Surabhi]

I agree with you Anjali. Self discovery is very important and I loved this line 'Pleasant things never reveal the best of you'. For real it's the discomforts which teaches us about life and I hope that your get to discover best of you!!

[Anjali Ved]

Thank you Surabhi