Underneath my shirt is my skin
Underneath my skin is my heart
Underneath my heart lies a lost boy
Not a man but a boy, lost within himself
Underneath the boy, the man he sees himself becoming
Underneath who he wants to become, Success
Not only financially, but in all aspects,
Life, Love, Happiness
Behind all of this restraint
Stress from what is expected of him
From what he expects from himself
Not knowing
Hesitation.
Afraid to bridge the gap between boy and man
Underneath it all?
Who I am…
I like the line: afraid to bridge the gap between boy and man. It speaks to this moment well.
ReplyDeleteWay to kick off the 2010 blog.
I liked the layers we got in the poem, and I really liked that even after shedding all the hopes and hesitation, we are just now scratching the surface of who you are. It really captures the depth of a person. Great job Bao, this is an utterly relatable feeling you evoke.
ReplyDeleteI like the commentary on the subject, as it is an interesting, and somewhat confusing subject. "Afraid to bridge the gap between a boy and a man" I like that line, something i think most people can relate to in one way or another. Well Done.
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