Just Me

• Siya Patel, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2019

It was just me, nobody else behind that face.
It was me all along feeling absolutely free,
Until you came and tied this lace.
My heart was broken,
And I only had one token,
As the key to this lock.
That is when I had understood,
It was just me sprinting in this race.
I just had to stay on pace
And I couldn’t afford to give up,
I figured I had to stay on my pace.
But here I am, nothing has changed.
I was, am and will always be myself.
Just be yourself!!!