Different

by Nil   Mar 15, 2017


Their words still bite.. I close my eyes
I try to argue but in the end only sigh
I can't change their opinion of me
I can't magically improve my personality

If I could I'd be different, better
But it's not a simple matter
They don't know my burdens
They don't know my pain

They might see a soft spoken person
But there is a hurricane beating on the inside
It screams from within
Begging to be free

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  • 7 years ago

    by Wallflower friend

    This is a touching piece. I really empathize with this.
    -I can't magically improve my personality
    Wow. I think this is a very powerful line. It shows a desire to change, but also an inability. It shows that you know that change takes time.
    -They might see a soft spoken person
    This line shows that what they see isn't always the truth. They see a quiet person, but you have a battle being waged inside you.
    Amazing piece!

  • 7 years ago

    by Wallflower friend

    This is a touching piece. I really empathize with this.
    -I can't magically improve my personality
    Wow. I think this is a very powerful line. It shows a desire to change, but also an inability. It shows that you know that change takes time.
    -They might see a soft spoken person
    This line shows that what they see isn't always the truth. They see a quiet person, but you have a battle being waged inside you.
    Amazing piece!

  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    Such a sad write but beautiful in your wording. It's so hard when people don't accept you as who you are. You feel the need to change to be more accepted, which is indeed sad. The one thing we can't do is lose who we really are. Be strong, have faith, things will get better-hugs-

    • 7 years ago

      by Nil

      thank you for the kind words brenda

  • 7 years ago

    by Koan

    I would love to read more!
    Describe the feeling that needs to be freed... and maybe try to use less "I"s

    • 7 years ago

      by Nil

      I might write more on the subject, and I'll try to work on using less "I"s~ thank you for the comment Koan

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