The Real Girl Inside

I'm a lot stronger now
people say I have changed
They say I am different
and that I am acting strange.

But I'm not acting strange
I'm just finally emotionally strong
After so many years of tears
I now know I wasn't the one who was wrong.

People say they don't know how to take me
I'm no longer a frightened little girl
I'm now honest about my feelings
And I'm ready to take on the world.

People say I have changed
And not for the good
I no longer care what they say
While in the past I certainly would.

I've lost 'friends'
because of the way I now am
But if I am honest
I really don't give a damn.

Not too long ago
I was walked all over
Things that happened in my past
Made me a hopeless pushover.

But now I've found the girl
The real girl inside
And I just refuse
to continue to hide.

The friends I have lost are fake
This I now can tell
And quite frankly
they can all go to Hell.

I am happy now
I finally accept myself
And I will no longer
Pretend to be someone else.

What you get
Is what you now see
And I am finally happy
Just being me.

If you don't like this
I really don't care
For now I know
Who will always be there.

You can't hurt me any longer
I'm moving away from your strife
So you can just f u c k off and leave
Let me live my life.

As for those who say I have changed
This isn't the case
As you'll know when you look
Properly upon my face.

This is always the girl I was
I just had trouble finding her
And if you don't like her
I really don't care.

I haven't changed at all
I'm just having my say
You no longer like me because
I stopped living life YOUR way.