A thousand versions of me: a poem by yours truly

 For someone I’m perfect,

For someone I’m wrong-

Same heart, same soul

Just a different song.

To some I’m a whisper

To some I’m too loud-

I shift and I shimmer

In the eyes of the crowd.

A hero in daylight,

A villain in the night-

Their stories decide

If I’m shadow or light.

A friend to a few,

A stranger to most-

A lifeline to one,

To another a ghost.

Too tender for some,

Too distant for others- 

We are shaped by scars,

We have one another.

So who am I really?

Not who they choose to see-

But the quiet truth inside

That only belongs to me.

-Darby 💗💗💗