For Me

One look at me,

and you see someone who is:

quiet, kind... vulnerable.

One look at me, and you see someone who has a heart

that has  the capacity to love all

even when it's not reciprocated.

One look at me, 

and you see someone 

who appears to be strong.

But trust me, 

there are a thousand tsunamis under way

inside me.

Because I try.

I try.

I try to stay strong.

My heart tries to stay strong.

Because there are lots of people out there

for us to love.

For us to stay strong for.

But you have to understand

that I am strong

for me.

I love you

for me.

I love me

for me.