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Who I Am
Call me what you will,
Though I am who I am.
Nothing you say will change me.
You can throw things at me,
But I am who I am.
Nothing can heal my hurt.
I run away from evil.
I try to shun the dark.
But somehow, they always catch up,
Trying to change who I am,
But I am who I am.
And no one can tell me otherwise.
Only I can change myself,
And even then
I am who I am.
How I feel,
How I react,
When I hurt,
Why I hurt,
Who can help me?
Who can understand me?
Me.
Because I am who I am
And who I am is free.
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Ah, nah.. (thanks) I got used to it. It bothered me a lot when i was eleven.. but not so much now. Now, i usually ignore them or give them some form of a biting response, which isn't helpful in any way except for personal satisfaction XD
By the by, I know this was a few weeks back, but thanks for the comment on "A Dead Girl's Eyes" (which I stupidly published anonymously). Meant a lot to me ^_^
No, I always feel like that. Then I stopped, last year, after i met this person who was really cool, but had some VERY messed up history. And she asked, "so, what wierd/messed up thing have happened to you?" and I was like "um. well, nothing really. *leads a boring lfe*" And i could have said something else, but I wasn't going to change who I am for someone else. Not that time.
But I more felt when I read this about things like "popularity", and how if I were to be like the girls who are "popular" that I would have to totally change my identity. And who needs that?
