I was one

I was one
Who kept it bottled inside
I was one
Who would constantly hide
I was one
Ashamed to speak
I was one
Never reaching my peak
I was one
Who always would fail
I was one
Who’s life seemed so pale

But then
I found a place for my words
I found a place to be heard
I found a place, a community as one
I found a place where a new life begun

Growing from a lost strange creature
Becoming part of my new life’s feature.

I was one
But that one is done.