On The Contrary

in #writing8 years ago

I'm not who I am
I've never been

If you guess who I am
I'll let you in

To my secret life
It's RSVP

If this makes sense
Please explain it to me

I dance around edges
I hide from the truth

I openly admit it
No need for a sleuth

Only come out when surroundings allow
Where I feel safe is the here and now

I hold out for ideal
while shunning the games

It may leave my love's loser
But who's naming names?

I do not confront
Yet few stand in my way

I'm not a leader
I don't know what to say

I stay in the shadows
Yet stand out from the crowd

My voice is too quiet
My actions too loud

I don't know what I want
But won't settle for less

In my mind I'm elite
But that's not how I dress

I live for the future
And hold onto my past

I'm rarely first
But I'm never last

I'm sometimes daring
But always think twice

I know it all
But don't ask my advice

I care, yet indifferent
I can smile through a frown

Things all too simple
Turn my life upside down

I whisper with words
And scream from my core

I crave what is simple
And always want more

I find beauty where hidden
I don't chase other's dreams

You get what you see
Nothing as it seems

I am all smiles
When not in tears

Think you know who I am?
I am all ears..