If I were different

If I were different

 

 

What if these feelings never surfaced,

what if they stayed hidden from even me?

 

Would you still look at me,

the way you did before…

you knew?

 

Would I still be a man,

and not feel like half of what I use to be?

 

Torn between this semi new revelation,

the one that feels more like a civil war deep inside my soul.

 

Sometimes I’m afraid to even look in the mirror,

what would look back at me?

Would the reflection show who I really am.

 

I know I have nothing to be ashamed of,

but the confusion inside,

is sometimes hard to live with,

knowing it’s me that looks back,

in the shadows at midnight.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

Some secret revealed to someone it should not have been revealed to. Anyone who sees a person as a whole person can live with all their secrets.

[ron]

Thank you KL.
Its hard to find someone who is willing to live with all of each others secrets.

[Lyn Anderson]

Assuming those secrets aren't illegal and/or dead bodies in the basement, if there is love, there should be an open mind.

[ron]

I agree.
You would be surprised how many people say they are open minded but that only goes so far.

[Eliza Mae]

I felt like I was really reading your heart - bloody and honest. This is a very real poem. You did a wonderful job, thank you for sharing.

[ron]

Thank you Eliza. You are very kind.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Sometimes it takes a while to figure out who we really are and what we really want.The person in the mirror is the only one you can truly trust you know? Very heartfelt write full of honest emotions and a sense of being torn between being who you really are and what people need you to be.

[ron]

Thank you Vidya. It's just hard sometimes.

[Vidya Bacchus]

I know but it can never be wrong to be who you truly are.People just have to learn to accept you if they really love you.You are welcome :)

[ron]

That would be great if everyone thought that way.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yes that would be great :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yes that would be great :)