When I Am Truly Me Poem by kelly kel

Today I let go of everything and everyone who is not for me
I feel it in my heart, despite what I want to see
Naive, hopeful, ignoring my instincts, not being myself
I need to take care of my mind and feelings, it's a big part of my health

Trying too hard
To make what is right, right now
No effort is needed, it's a fight I don't need to fight, I know how
I give up misplaced effort, and trying to decode what I know
If liking you is changing me, you have got to go

I'm finding myself again, with a new lease on life
If you aren't in a good spot, I need not add that strife
What is will be and what ain't won't
I will follow my heart, instincts and brain, and do what I don't

I will stop trying to control the outcome of what will truly be
There is no stopping it, when I am truly me
You may think that I lit your fire
Just wait until you see what you really desire

Maybe I'll still be open, or maybe it will be too late
The only thing left will be the ‘how what was meant to be never became' debate
Or we stop the shit and be true to ourselves and let ourselves just be
That's the only way there will ever be a you and me