Maya... Poem by Maya Reid

Believes in true love and happily-ever-afters
Though she has been hurt
Though she has been wronged
But she has always made it through
Sometimes just barely
But she always makes it through
Usually with the help of her friends
See, she hates to be alone
And depends too much on others to help her
To guide her through this journey
To mold her into someone real
But she’s trying to fix that
She’s trying her damnedest to help herself
She’s so sick of being this broken person
But she doesn’t know how to heal herself
How to turn herself into someone real
She doesn’t know where she’s supposed to go
What she’s supposed to do
Or who she’s supposed to be
In fact, she doesn’t believe in “supposed to”s
But still knows that she’ll get there eventually
She’s afraid to let go for fear of losing
But knows she’s losing by holding on
She’s been confused for quite some time
Been fooling herself for even longer
But she’s finally starting to figure some of it out
She thinks she should stop taking life so seriously
Because she believes she’ll have the chance to live it again
But if she doesn’t, she wants to have made it all worthwhile
Which is why she’s changing
Which is why the walls are being torn down
And the masks are being torn apart
Which is why it’s finally time for her to meet Maya.