Not ME

by Sonya   May 25, 2004


I couldn't figure it out
And i couldn't see
Just what was wrong with me

My is always the same
Wake up get ready
Not to forget the makeup
Get perfect without a scratch

I get to school wait for my friends
Walk with them
Agree with everything they say
Not even mention my plans for the day
The bell rings I'm the only one to say goodbye
As i still leave with a smile
And go to class

I let everyone take my answers
Not even pretend to care
And i look in the mirror to check on my hair
Looking for everyone
To tell them the news
Going crazy thinking there's something wrong
As they pass me in the hall
Although the days goes on
And i go home

Call everyone to make sure there alright
See if anyones in a fight
Make plans for mall to get a
new skirt
So the next day at school
Ill be a sight
Do my nails and watch TV
Thinking this is the life for me
Trying to be perfect
As perfect as can me
But then i think...

I'm not doing this to impress me
I try and try to be the best
Just for everyone else
I'm afraid of being put down
And scared of wearing a frown
I never could find what was wrong with me
Until it all revealed to me

I'm not myself
And what everyone else is
No wonder i cant figure out my problems
Cause there not my own
Too busy in the life that wasn't mine
To realize I'm one of a kind
SO this is my problem
So now i see
The problem wasn't an issue
The issue was me

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  • 20 years ago

    by Robyn Park

    Awesome. Completely amazing. That was so touching. I can relate to this so much. This poem explains perfectly what society does to people. Loved it. Keep it up