Quiet Strength

I've heard so many lies

Paraded from a mouth so shrewd

That only ever promised the truth,

That I believed.

I believed for myself;

For the survival instinct that refuses to die

No matter how safe a time seems.

I've learned that people turn 

When you least expect it,

And that yearning inside of you that wants to be known, to be accepted,

Comes at a cost. 

Yet, you can't say that I'm lost. 

I'm a human being, 

With wants, needs, and desires,

That I refuse to ignore because they won't be easy 

I'm stronger than many give me credit for;

Where my body gives out my imagination only breathes,

And wherever it takes me, I promise

You'll see the real me.