I try so hard
Is it ever
Enough?
I will
Not break in front of you
I try to tell myself...
I am
Unshakable
Unbreakable!
But am I
Enough
When I shatter
Inside
Their comments
Are like a sharp
Knife
Piecing me apart
One by one
Hurting me, tearing me
but I
am the only one who knows.
An intake of breath
A silent
Reminder
My head stops
Pounding
and I am me
again.
Torn by the whispers,
Broken by the stares,
I
Am not
Myself.
Letting them
Make me
A follower
I am a leader
My own thoughts
My own standards
Separate from theirs
I refuse to shatter.
I will not break
They can
Taunt me
Tease me
They can
Cut me
With their laughs
I am stronger.
My heart may break
My mind may clash
But I will remain
Myself.
Who else
Could I be?