Standoffish Grace Goldstein You say that I’m standoffish Because I’m not the best at communication The truth of my feelings gets lost in translation But you can’t tell me that there’s nothing for me to stand off to When people have read me the wrong way so many times That I’ve gotten into the habit of closing the book I try to figure out which person I want to be But I change my mind too quickly Breaking the mold before the clay can set Nothing about me is ever cemented Even with all of the truths that I’ve vented I change myself for every person I meet It doesn’t always make them like me more They don’t get to know what I have in store When people told me I was boring I believed them When they told me I was low energy I believed them When they told me I was stupid and uncool and childish I believed them But I don’t anymore, I won’t anymore I’m old enough now to draw my own map I’m rapidly learning now how to fight back And I am not the best at communication My feelings will often get lost in translation But I have spent most of my life being told who I am Changing myself for you When I’ve worked nonstop To make myself amazing just the way I am So you can tell me I’m standoffish And maybe you’ll be right But you can’t tell me that there’s nothing for me to stand off against
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