I Am

I AM

I am 

not what I pretend 

to be

I am 

not you 

want to see

I am not my scars

The guilt 

Or

The shame

I'm just 

A

Human

Simple

And

Plain

Flawed

And 

Still

Golden

Dreams

I have

Still

I want

To 

Me

From beginning 

To 

End

In 

My struggle

To 

Get 

Free

Deborah R. Shaw

The Silent Stalker

(c)2014