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I Am Who I Am

January 30, 2012
By RainbowsandAngels SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
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"I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not" -Kurt Cobain

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I am the person i am inside,
I am the person i am trying to hide.
I am not this awful being you see,
I am not what i seem to be.
I am lost inside a crewl world,
I am not the regrets of my past left unfurled.
I am not part of the hateful youth,
I am just trying to hide the truth.

© Catherine R., Phoenix, AZ

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