I don't know how to be any different,
from the way that I am.
I could try to be like what other people,
would prefer me to be.
But I just don't think I can.
I was born with a warm, caring heart,
with so much love to give.
Is there something else I'm meant to do,
with all the love I feel???
I just don't know how else I'm suppose to live.
Am I meant to keep all the love that I feel,
locked inside my heart???
Never letting someone know,
just how much I really do care about them.
It would just tear me apart.
Why is it wrong to care so much,
for people who mean the world to me???
If I thought they were better off,
for not knowing they are truly loved,
I would hide my feelings for them gladly.
Surely to know that you are loved,
can only be a beautiful gift.
A gift that should never be held back,
and not given to another person.
Especially when their heart is in need of a lift.
I cannot change the feelings.
that I carry with me, deep inside.
Nor can I accept that it is wrong,
to feel the way I do, and
these are feelings I'm suppose to hide.
I have to be who I am,
without living with the fear of rejection.
I need to be able to express all the love that I feel,
to those I carry deep in my heart, and
not hold back my affection.
If another person cannot accept me for who I am,
then they don't care enough about me.
I have no expectations of anyone else,
to be the same way I am.
I have only a HOPE TO BE LOVED, unconditionally.
Poem By: Pamela
