On the outside

I am rough, tough… occasionally sardonic

Okay maybe not “occasionally”

Maybe more like….majority of the time

Yea that sounds about right

People don’t understand that part of me

I mean they don’t have to

They can take my vitriolic personality however they want

Rude, nice, funny…misunderstood

Now if you guess misunderstood

Then you’re smarter than you look

Because that is exactly what I am

MISUNDERSTOOD
I am rough and tough, yes those are all aspects of my personality

But vitriolic is just a defense

A defense against everything

Or if you don’t comprehend it as a defense

Then maybe you should think about it as a filter

It filters out anything and everything

That my heart cannot handle

I am NOT weak just precautious

I am not and will never be that

“Damsel in distress”

Psh when I am pushing up daisies

There will be that one moment when you will see me…

Vulnerable

But in the mean time I am anything but

Vulnerability is NOT or ever will be part of my vocabulary

Because quite frankly

I have worked this hard and this long

To make sure that it never becomes part of my language

I despise it when you consider me weak

To be honest, It makes me angry

I am strong, rough and tough….

And majority of the time your worst nightmare...

Sardonic

By: Kayla Etienne