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Deeper than Me (2010)
You look at me and what do you see?
Is it a warm smile or my bright personality, or do you see despair in an individual struggling to discover their own identity, trapped in a maze of the world’s evils,
maybe you know me from my name made famous by the blood tied to it, or known me from a love lost, perhaps you have heard of my talents, my charm, my names in the bed, or the taste of my kiss,
you may have heard the rumors that I am a bad guy with no honor or restraint,
or maybe that I’m a good man, the best to guard your heart,
all are hearsay, fictitious accounts, falsified encounters, true stories, possible unkind words of honesty, and gossips of the world, past the myths of who I am
you have not even scratched the surface of me, you can’t comprehend the depths of me, you would drown in the mystery before gaining the minimum understanding of me,
who I am is deeper than me, my potential not yet reached, so how can you say you know me, when I don’t completely know myself.
Is it a warm smile or my bright personality, or do you see despair in an individual struggling to discover their own identity, trapped in a maze of the world’s evils,
maybe you know me from my name made famous by the blood tied to it, or known me from a love lost, perhaps you have heard of my talents, my charm, my names in the bed, or the taste of my kiss,
you may have heard the rumors that I am a bad guy with no honor or restraint,
or maybe that I’m a good man, the best to guard your heart,
all are hearsay, fictitious accounts, falsified encounters, true stories, possible unkind words of honesty, and gossips of the world, past the myths of who I am
you have not even scratched the surface of me, you can’t comprehend the depths of me, you would drown in the mystery before gaining the minimum understanding of me,
who I am is deeper than me, my potential not yet reached, so how can you say you know me, when I don’t completely know myself.
Published 9th Nov 2017
| Edited 12th Nov 2017
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13th Nov 2017 7:17am
It's interesting when you said, "who I am is deeper than me, my potential not yet reached, so how can you say you know me, when I don’t completely know myself. "
I can see some of you from this poem, and I will follow you.....
Very nice write FreeLove!
RoseJasmine
I can see some of you from this poem, and I will follow you.....
Very nice write FreeLove!
RoseJasmine
14th Nov 2017 8:04am
Thank you very much...appreciate the thought of being seen..
this was an old write but I decided to share it,
but I think the words are as relevant now as they were when I first wrote them. throughout our lives we all grow and the process to unlocked potential is never-ending
this was an old write but I decided to share it,
but I think the words are as relevant now as they were when I first wrote them. throughout our lives we all grow and the process to unlocked potential is never-ending
Anonymous
14th Nov 2017 10:34pm
Liked this a lot.
Do we ever truly know ourselves... no idea. I personally seem to think I do at times and then other times I've no clue.
Do we ever truly know ourselves... no idea. I personally seem to think I do at times and then other times I've no clue.
16th Nov 2017 2:34am
yes indeed, the few things i know about me i kno well,,, but the others are totally up in the air thanks for reading
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16th Nov 2017 2:31am
constantly changing, yes i agree 100% and i believe we are a mystery from ourselves for so long its no wonder we are mysteries to others as well ..thanks for reading
Anonymous
30th Nov 2017 3:50pm
I enjoyed reading this, sometimes it’s hard to know who you truly are and sometimes I think we never know.... thought provoking.
30th Nov 2017 9:43pm
Anonymous
1st Dec 2017 2:49am
Many will presume to "know" someone when for many of us, the real us is guarded underneath multiple layers / depths and many of them, we haven't even uncovered yet. I very much enjoyed reading this...
xoxo Taryn
xoxo Taryn
1st Dec 2017 10:03pm
personal discover is definitely a life long journey and there are only a few that will get glimpses of the pieces of ourselves that we are lucky enough to find for ourselves
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