I'm not that kind of girl

I'm not running all over the world

my life is not worth a second look.

I stay home and work and cook

often stuck behind the pages of a book

reading about places that seem magnificent.

Inside me though I am different

I want to go somewhere distant,

leave the left lane and travel the right.

I want to see the northern lights

to see Rome and Paris at night,

travel to places I've only seen in writing.

The oceans and seas sound inviting

the urge to go is inside me fighting,

to wander the plains and prairies.

To the world I am ordinary

but for me I see it on the contrary

its my time to take this journey.

In my heart I feel a yearning

to do something better than learning

about these far off magical places.

I want to perform on famous stages

and be one of the recognizable faces

I want to be more than a plain-Jane girl.

Instead of just chocolate I'll choose swirl

and my banner of uniqueness I'll unfurl

to declare to the world that i have changed.

My boring life has been exchanged

the priorities have been rearranged

I am not that kind of person.

As for me I am a new version

I am no longer going to hide behind the curtain

I have changed to be who I want to be 

and with a loud decree

I say THIS IS ME!