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Reflection
I don't know who I am
And I don't know who I want to be
So where do I stand
Is this reality?
As I look in the mirror
All I see is a face
The eyes, full of fear
They feel misplaced.
But somehow everyone loves me
Just for being who I am
But who must this person be
I don't understand.
My friends depend on me
I learn I'm who they trust
But somehow I can't see
Everything is dust.
I'd walk through rainy weather
My world's upside down
My heart says,"Pull it together."
It was a deep sound.
So I'd look in the mirror
And I'd see my face
There is no more fear
It's gone some other place.
I know who I am
And I know who I'll be
Because this is where I stand
Right with my integrity.
I know everyone loves me
For being who I am
I know who I must be
My life is on demand.
My friends have my word
And I won't let them down
To them I assure
I'll make them feel proud.
Now I'll go outside
And see sprinkles splashing
Everything right side out
No walls crashing.
My heart, it spoke
And it's real proud
Then came and woke
My happy cloud.
I know who I am
And I know who'll I'll be
Because I understand
My reflection is me.
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I'd walk through rainy weather
My world's upside down
My heart says,"Pull it together."
It was a deep sound.
This is your paradigm shift: 'It WAS a deep sound' is the only place you used the past tense. Everything else is in the present tense. The 'rainy weather' is symbolic of the hardest of times which you put in the past according to this stanza. This says a lot about your character..your ability to 'pull it together' and put all your rainy days behind you..an ability that only few have, yet keep in mind, it's fun to look up-side-down every once in a while (remember the monkey bars?)
For some us, we have to follow the our heart. The more we listen to it, the more our lives, attitudes, and esteem transforms into a better visual of what we see in reality. Sometimes it's the opposite, but that's the point of taking risks; to figure out what it is that makes us who we are and how we change as a person.
And I know who'll I'll be" is what makes the poem... the ending is legit. nice job
