Filterless
Location
In a world of other people,
Who am I?
In a world expectations,
Who am I?
So many different version of who I am
Friends, School, coworkers, family
I all show something different
Always looking threw a filter
But who am I?
To my friends
Outgoing, sympatric, approachable
I’m the one always there to listen
Tell me your problems and I’ll fix them
Everyone talks to me and I see no strangers
Putting everyone first, I keep myself guarded
To my teachers
Smart, logical, scientific
I’m the quiet kid in the back
The one who always does her work
Keeping my comments to myself
Trying to avoid conflict, I miss out on my passion
To my coworkers
Collective, organized, together
Taking notes and giving ideas
Volunteering when no one else does
Going that extra mile
Education about sustainability, I don’t even recycle
To my family,
Perfect, Strong, Knowing
The plan must be followed
Perfectionism will keep the 4.0
Someday I will be important
Trying to be everything, I end up being nothing
In a world of other people,
Who am I?
In a world expectations,
Who am I?
So many different version of who I am
Friends, School, coworkers, family, myself
I all show something different
Always looking threw a filter
But who am I when I’m alone?
Who am I without the filter?
In my room,
Weak, scared, fragile
Staring at the dark
Crying for hours
Waiting for come connection
Here I know that I am truly alone.
In the shower,
Loud, crazy, bouncy
Singing and dancing is why it takes an hour
Wrinkly fingers tells me change can happen
The calm smell of clean soap
Here I feel refreshed.
In the rain,
Screaming, cursing, furious
Saying what I want to the sky
Soaking wet, looking terrible
Vision blurry, water everywhere
Here I am free
How can I show who I am?
How do I unfilter reality?
My world is fake,
My life is fake,
My goals are fake,
I am fake.
I am filtered.