The new me, just for you

Never change yourself for someone else.

You've seen me rise,

you've seen me fall, 

get back up and dust it off, 

you've wiped my tears plenty of times, 

and made me smile a thousand smiles.

From rags to riches, 

you've seen me grow, 

gain and retain like never before, 

I shed the skin of my past,

letting the new me become the mask.

Yet I still hid in my selfish ways, 

hiding the truth in plain sight as they say, 

the only me that really changed, 

was the one you thought you knew,

because the new me isn't really new. 

Reviews

[Manu]

I loved the first stanza. Very unique and beautiful presentation of the thought. Smooth flow throughout.
People tend to see what we show to them. Even if we may have not changed in reality but we can look completely new to them. I guess we know to hide ourselves nicely under the wraps.

[OhSnapShley]

Thanks for reading and reviewing. Glad you liked it :)

-OhSnap

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. We cannot change unless we decide to. Each of us are hard headed and we learn as a child to be what we are. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[OhSnapShley]

Very true Coyote, & thank you for stopping and reviewing.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[boygene borice]

Beautiful.
the style of writing the stanzas,speak much about the poem itself.
sometimes we hide the truth within ourselves and let the illusion show up to the world.
Good work

[OhSnapShley]

Thank you for your kind words and stopping to review :)
-OhSnap

[Tony Jordan]

Simple.
Simple but tremendously effective.
The new is just the old.
Well done!

[OhSnapShley]

Indeed! Thank you for reading and reviewing.

[Diamond]

Splendid, a piece of confidence and self esteem...loved the flow.

[OhSnapShley]

Im glad its been loved. Thanks for reviewing.

[Lovecraft]

I liked the format here, curiously effective choice, Snappy. I thought the second stanza brilliantly written. The theme is great, seems everybody wants people to change for them, sometimes they can be selfish toward the person they want to "Help".

This resonates deeply with me. People want me to change, to be "Ordinary" and "Normal". But our flaws and eccentricities are what make us so unique; It is what makes us Human...

I love your theme. You should expand upon it in other poems.

Very well done, one of your best poems in my opinion. Good work, Snappy! ;)

[OhSnapShley]

Thank you as always! We are who we are and thats ok. It is literally who we are supposed to be. If this is one of the better ones that means I am getting better. Thanks for the review.

[Giulia King]

A brilliant write! Lovely penned :) "I shed the skin of my past, letting the new me become the mask." Love it

[OhSnapShley]

Thank you , im glad you loved it :)

[aLittlePain]

Simple but incredibly well crafted! Ascension in descent....and vice versa(clever) the form only adds more flavour makes your lines punchy while amplifying your message. I enjoyed this very much. Regards Ray

[OhSnapShley]

thank you, thank you!

[mercy party]

this was excellent. Reading it left to right, top lines of each first made the most sense in terms of how i wanted to interpret it. Presenting it in this format gives the reader a unique opportunity to connect.

[OhSnapShley]

I read it both ways and it still kinda worked.. lol so that was cool

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I started reading it from the left side, the last stanza (out of habit lol) but I think the beauty in this piece is, either way it runs smooth and feels complete..
I think we don't intend to change, we just shed off the part that breathed for that particular person and the process, becoming a new person..
This is a really good piece. I liked reading this. 😊

[OhSnapShley]

I just thought it was top to bottom and then left to right lol. I didnt think how I laid this poem out would make any difference.. I guess I was wrong

[Dr. YumnaKay]

That's where the beauty lies in this write😉