i feel like an impostor, i feel like such a fake
i feel like water in the gulf as on the rocks i break
all the lies flood out of me and spill into the tide
for once i see who i would be if i did not have to hide
the sand slips through our fingers as we're sitting on the shore
and i pray for the dawn to wait just a little bit more
the mermaid sprawled upon the beach made by our own hands
smiles so sweetly up at me as if she understands
that the few who know that truth in life is relative at best
are the ones who look behind the mask i wear when i am dressed
i want so much to tell you just who it is i am
and if you do not like me, i don't give a damn
but i won't be an impostor, i won't be such a fake
i know i might lose everything, but it's a chance i have to take
and all the truth flows out of me as i finally decide
for once to be the person who simply will not hide
©1999 Kim Shaver
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