True colors

I take pride in who I am , I know no one else can be me .

I am different and transparent, there’s no secret you can hold beneath me .

So here I stand, taller than any tree you’ve ever seen .

Embracing life for what it is , finally taking the time to breathe .

I know that in my past I was ashamed of my colors .

I was ashamed that I had changed , why wasn’t I like the others ?

Why couldn’t I be more open ? And why was it so hard to ask for help ?

How could I help others be them but I couldn’t help me be myself ?

And I can’t lie at the time I was very weak .

But I held on and I stayed strong and that’s what makes me unique .

My life was changing for the better I just didn’t know it yet .

I was just praying in the dark while hoping for the best .

And as the days went by I started to feel blue .

I heard a faint voice in my head saying “baby girl just be you” .

At the time I would ask myself “ what did it mean” ?

I was a caged bird with a song desperately wanting to sing .

So I wrote how I felt and put it in a way that people would understand .

Understand that I am proud of my true colors , I am proud of who I am .

My struggles do not and will not define me .

Because I know that my struggles in life is what makes me unique .