You see me
My outside appearance
Long hair
Dyed red
Tatooed arm
A trench coat
Torn jeans
Stereotyped
As a punk
Speaking my mind
Doing what I want
Breaking the rules
Not caring
Strange
Not 'normal'

You overlook
That which lies within
My heart
My soul
The real me
Poetic
Hoplessly romantic
Caring
Loving
Shy
Not able
To be stereotyped
My own person
With dreams and beliefs

The real me
Lies beneath this external shell
The real me
Which you overlook
As you concentrate
On the physical
The concrete
And not the spiritual
The mental
The emotional me