One
I’m sorry to disappoint you
That I can be too sweet and so weak
And yet I can be cold and cruel too
That I can completely snap to my core
And morph into a creature of different sorts
I’m sorry that I’m not white or black
Or immaculate
Or of any matter
For that fact
I’m not anything
At all
Not wholly whole
You see,
Incompleteness
Has been my superpower
I’m a walking contradiction
I don’t seek to create mystery
It’s just me
And I like to be true to me
It's just me
And my unique being
I’m sorry that I’m not your girl of dreams
And that you hung your hopes on me
But now you see
That was your mind, not mine
And I’m not she
And is it you that really wants her?
An empty concept with wings?
Can you be sure society’s not pulling your strings?
‘Cause once upon a time
I was sure
I wanted to be her
Once upon a time
I even thought I was
Her
But I’m not
In this body, there’s no room
For any other she
For any other personality
It’s just me
(In here)
Just me
I’m not 2D
Or even 3, 4, or 5
I’m an out-of-body experience
I’m a soul and a mind
I’m not lost, or for you to find
I’m a spiderweb of contradiction
A universe of whirling thought
My being: unique as a fingerprint
My sense of self, I know
I know myself
So, I can’t be defined
In a word or two underlined
Nobody’s got a soul like mine
But, no and yes
I’m not unique in my uniqueness
I’m just like you in our difference
You’re one of a kind
You’re a kind of one
You’re one kind
You’re the only one
And you
And you
And you are too
Alexandra Parapadakis
Sun 14th May 2023 22:56
Thank you for your thoughts Graham