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Array ( [sid] => 15746 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => Why Am I What I am ? [time] => 2003-04-11 04:05:00 [hometext] => I wrote this because it's how I feel. You may understand what it's about, but if you don't you wouldnt be the first. [bodytext] => It's hard to be me,
It's hard not to be me,
I wish I wasn't me,
But who would I be if I wasn't me.

Crying at night,
Wishing I could fight the fear & pain,
Wishing I could wake up
And not be afraid.

It's every where I turn,
I can't escape,
But I can't give in either.

I envy those who eat so freely,
Without fear or pain,
Without terror.

No one really knows how it is,
They can't understand,
Maybe because I won't let them,
But that doesn't matter,
They just don't understand.

I crave to be like them,
But i'm not,
I'm me,
But I hate being me. [comments] => 4 [counter] => 196 [topic] => 43 [informant] => 0o_Jelly_Bean_o0 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )

Why Am I What I am ?

Contributed by 0o_Jelly_Bean_o0 on Friday, 11th April 2003 @ 04:05:00 AM in AEST
Topic: oops

It's hard to be me,
It's hard not to be me,
I wish I wasn't me,
But who would I be if I wasn't me.

Crying at night,
Wishing I could fight the fear & pain,
Wishing I could wake up
And not be afraid.

It's every where I turn,
I can't escape,
But I can't give in either.

I envy those who eat so freely,
Without fear or pain,
Without terror.

No one really knows how it is,
They can't understand,
Maybe because I won't let them,
But that doesn't matter,
They just don't understand.

I crave to be like them,
But i'm not,
I'm me,
But I hate being me.

Copyright © 0o_Jelly_Bean_o0 ... [ 2003-04-11 04:05:00]
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Re: Why Am I What I am ? (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Friday, 11th April 2003 @ 11:42:37 AM AEST
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I do understand this. Great write. Just keep being you. For you are the special important one!!
Michelle

Re: Why Am I What I am ? (User Rating: 1 )
by Wrybod on Sunday, 13th April 2003 @ 06:30:45 AM AEST
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Hell I've been feeling that way about myself for nearly eighty years. You get used to it. Mind you .....it's not all the time.....sometimes I feel good about myself when I do something nice for my wife.......but it doesn't last long

What makes you think youre different to anybody else?

Re: Why Am I What I am ? (User Rating: 1 )
by Searcher on Tuesday, 15th April 2003 @ 08:58:25 AM AEST
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Been there, had those feelings and have learned that being yourself is great. Seems there are always others far worse of than we are
Good write

Searcher

Re: Why Am I What I am ? (User Rating: 1 )
by bttrflynajar on Friday, 30th July 2004 @ 05:08:33 PM AEST
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everyone is different, everyone has to be who they are, you too will survive, and dont say i dont understand, because i do, you just have to be brave.

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