I seem to be...

but really I am...

I seem to be

bitter and weak

with childhood dreams

running through me

carelessly

but really I am

misjudged and misunderstood

wishing people would see

if you cut me

I’ll always bleed

I seem to be

trivially pursuing a hopeless cause

trying to hide my imperfections

acting like I have no flaws

            but really I am

lost inside this dark, dark world

clawing and screaming

needing your help

            I seem to be

so sure and so proud

            but really I am

falling and falling

(I just keep falling down)

I seem to be

outgoing and sweet

but really I am

trapped in silence

desperately searching for a hand to hold

and a reason to live

(just one small reason)

to really exist…

I seem to be dead and not focused on what’s going on
but really I have my eyes wide open.
My mother seems to think that I care only about myself
but really I watch over my family.
I seem to be not useful at all
but really I watch over my brothers and sister
even if they are annoying.
I seem to be just a piece of trash lying on the sidewalk
but really I am a golden star in the sky.

I seem to be a spark of light
discharging from a match
but really I am a great bolt of lightening
blinding in the distance.

I seem to be the great red fox
hunting for its prey
but really I am a dodo bird
not running from anything I see.

I seem to be a goldfish
lost inside a tiny bowl
but really I am a black bear
defending my rightful territory.

I seem to be a small dead branch
rotting in the sun
but really I am a forest
bursting full of life.

I seem to be a single blade of grass
but really I'm a meadow blowing with the breeze.
I seem to be a raging fire
but really I'm a wisp of smoke.
I seem to be a twisting trail
but really I just want to go home.