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Sep 10
poem, nonfiction
Bekkah.FIR

Finding Myself

I think I'm lost.
Actually, I think I always have been.
My entire life I have spent being a person for everyone; 
Each a different version of who they all wanted me to be.
A good friend,
A perfect daughter, 
The best student.
And finally, after all these years,
It's taken a toll on me. 
I don't know who I am anymore. 
I've hit so many wrong bumps
I'm afraid that there will never be any rights.
I've been walking on eggshells,
Yet I never noticed until now. 
How will I know who I truly am if I keep trying to please everybody I encounter?
I won't.
So who am I?
I guess I'm going to find out. 
 
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Posted: 09.10.19
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  1. ShanRippWriting
    Sep 10, 2019

    I relate to this so much, and I think a lot of other people will too. I'm still not sure when I'll start to be a person for myself and not for others. Thank you for writing this.

    Shannon Ripp

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  1. Bekkah.FIR
    Sep 10, 2019

    My pleasure. <33

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  1. Inkpaw
    Sep 13, 2019

    so relatable, I feel like you just read my mind and made it beautified.

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  1. Bekkah.FIR
    Sep 16, 2019

    Thank you so much! <33

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