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Are you like me?  

senfully 55F  
540 posts
5/26/2021 2:11 am
Are you like me?


Can someone just hold me?
Don't fix me, don't try to change me
Can someone just know me?
'Cause underneath, I'm broken and it's beautiful

—"Broken & Beautiful", Sung by Kelly Clarkson. Written by Steve Mac, John Mcdaid, Alecia B Moore, Marshmello

Are you like me?
written May 25th, 2021

I look for
reflections of myself
in the world
that aren't apologies
or clinical definitions of hurt
more than
an easy cliche in a song
but it is a start.

I listen to songs
read books and<b> poems
</font></b>watch tv shows and movies,
when I see a hint of familiarity
I get so damned excited
"Are you like me?!?
No? Sorry, my bad."

So I keep looking
trying to be brave
making expeditions into the world
while holding close
the book I find
the people I know and knew
who know me.

I don't tell anyone
what I am looking for
leaving it up to chance
hoping that fate
will bump us together
long enough to find out

Are you like me?
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Thoughts about this poem:
That song bothers me a bit. I would never create something that was broken intentionally. It's far from an ideal way to live life, but since I am this way, I need to find the beauty in it. I need to find people who can hold me and know me. Go listen to the Kelly Clarkson song. The depth of her voice makes that song.

Of course I love so many people who aren't like me, and there are people who know me who aren't like me, but I want to see myself somewhere in the world. Thank you to the artists who write themselves for the world to see.

kamaruhl3 63M
4985 posts
5/26/2021 4:15 pm

you have a special place in world. take care


senfully replies on 5/26/2021 4:53 pm:
I do. And sometimes it lets me see others in a way others don't. Thank you for being here. Hugs.

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