Growing up
I never showed myself
If nobody can see you, how can they hurt you
But I wish I'd taken that pain
Still no one knows me
And that's the worst pain of all
Well you can only hide so long
Before everyone hides you
And when as such withdrawn
You forget yourself
Somehow remembering only what you hear
And only the bad
Leaving nothing to be proud of
As a child
I never respected others
But how could I without knowing them
I couldn't even respect myself
The person closest to me, yet furthest away
Burning and cutting himself
As did I choke down nasty concoctions
All for attention
Because the physical pain was nothing
In comparison to my reason to hide
I realize
I should have respected their belongings
Though I didn't respect my own
And it took so long
But I had to learn myself
So that I could regard and revere
Not only myself
For I now respect everyone and everything
And now that I know myself
I also know that those seemingly enormous tribulations
Were just another price I'd have to pay
To Be Me
