In My Skin

Is an image all I can get?
I'm stealing souls....
hoping to find that one will fit
And yet....
I'm still in this hole
society has dug
and I cannot fun free
until I depart from their so called tranquility
What if ultimately.....
the true nature of things
isn't the way you think it is?
And what if Normal....
isn't quite the way it seems?
It seems to me....
the minorities
add up to be
more than the majority
So....tell me
How am I of minority
Ah....now you find yourself questioning....
you see....
It's called enlightenment
or somewhat of an epiphany
That's awakened your mind
it's allowed you to see
from that invisible third eye
Yes....that's right
The third eye....I call it the "blind man's sight"
Give me a light
I'm tired of hiding
the person I am
I'm not perfect
so I'm not accepted in this land
The land of the free?
I doubt it highly
You tape my mouth shut
so that I cannot speak
What you desire so badly is the truth
that you won't let yourself receive
Then you wonder why you are not truly happy
It's because you try to be
the image you see around you
You mimic those who surround you
You'll bite your tongue
before ever speaking a word
because God forbid
someone may find your absurd
or even worse....you may finally feel free
being yourself
and making others face reality
Introducing Me....
I am Black, Irish, German, and Cherokee
I like simplicity
I'm not too complicated
I'm all real and not fake
On days that are sunny
I can really be funny
but on days that are cloudy
I can sometimes get rowdy
but don't most people?
I treat everyone and everything equal
The way it should be
It's what I believe
that all you give out
you will receive.....eventually
A butterfly will spread it's wings and fly away
but it will, without a doubt,
return someday.....
Well most of the time anyway
See what I'm trying to say
is that people are subject to change
To go through many stages
and sometimes act strange
Even let out hidden rages
But it's okay
Don't be ashamed
You'll find yourself someday
And when you do
Some people may reject the real You
But always stay true....
to yourself, and never doubt
who you are
Be your own star
Don't spend a moment of your life
pretending to be
someone you're not
to make others happy
If you do
You'll never feel free
You'll always feel lost and incomplete
That's why I made a promise to me
that I'll be Me only
Because that's all I can be
Just simply Brianna Carey
Regardless of your pressures
to myself I've stayed true
Although I didn't meet your measures
I can say....I'm happier than you.
You can spend your life being fake if you want to
But I'm going to love all of me...while you're hating you
Because I am happy in my skin
my soul lifted within
The weights been lifted from my hands
Suddenly all of me seems beautiful again....
The color of my skin so lovely
My curves so shapely
My face....has flaws
yet it's leaving me in aw
My chubby cheeks
Even my crooked teeth
seem to impress me....
I feel oh so sexy
My reflection's suddenly given me a reason to smile
I feel like I could run for miles
From my stretch marks
to the P.H.A.T. on my thighs
From my hips
right up to my eyes....
I feel security
in all of me
Knowing that I can finally be me
Knowing that it's okay
Makes it easier to breathe
Now that I'm able to be free
I'm so proud to say
that finally.....I'm truly happy.