Dawn & Dusk

I lost myself
In a place deep inside
I became what I wasn’t
To make it through life

I became a caricature
I became a cliché
Camouflaged to the background
To make it through another day

I learned to wear a mask
To fit the stereotypes
The real me cast out
To wander lost in the night

All the pain
Had to be buried away
It was too much for people
They didn’t know what to say

So in my quiet space
In a hollow in my soul
I began to weave a tapestry
My story to show

It is an intricate pattern
Known only to me
Running my fingers over it
Gives me space to grieve

In these moments
I find inner peace
Receive some comfort
And some space to breathe

Here, there are no expectations
No explanations to give
I am what I am
I can simply live

And so these words
Are more than a pastime to me
They are parts of my soul
They are everything

They are the broken pieces
Of my true self
Brought at last together
To live in this inner world