ME

If you look beyond the outer me

And take a look inside

You'll see ME, who I really am

When I no longer need to hide

I'm the ME, you never knew

The ME, you couldn't see

Until I found the courage

To finally be ME

I was evolving, changing

Slowly, by and by

Until the creeping catapillar

Became the butterfly

Now that I'm out of hiding

You don't like what you see

You wanted who I once was

The shallow outer ME

But I won't go back to what I was

Not for you, not for anyone

I'll be ME, who I truly am

For I've only just begun