Stranger In Me Poem by Dajene Berry

I cry out for help in this dark place
i look in the mirror and i dont even recognize my own face
The loneliness i feel insde consumes my thoughts
As i think of all the pain Ive Brought
Onto myself kicking and fighting, But I smile
But who i am and who i wanna be are far apart
Like how the world feels when the sun leaves us in the dark
I cant seem to fathum why im here
Is it because I had the baddest attitude, the dirtiest sneer
This isnt me why am i here
I wanna go back to the little girl no one would fear
People see me, and yes im one to admire
But thats not the thing I use to desire
Someone tell me please who I have come to be
Cause I dont even recognize the Stranger In Me