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Self-Reflection Poem

A poem about self-recognition

Isaac Lee Ray

Nov 08, 2016

Collinsville, Illinois

Unknown

I just followed along. Played along

A wife and three kids.

Hustle. Protect.

They’re the ones that need me

But do they also know I need them

The quiet, the storm, the grace, and the beauty

Those three, with her, are a reflection of me

But instead of letting them be

I thought it easier to make them be.

Everything I feared, I turned into a reality.

It’s so easy to pretend. So easy to pretend.

A lesson I taught without speaking it to them.

Run to the shower before she smells the fragrance

Change your clothes before they smell the weed

Put makeup on your neck to cover the hickey

Go to church as if nothing happened

Smile and wave, as you preach and entertain the crowd

God always forgives.

Double life

Secret lives

I see it starting in them.

Do they even know who they are?

Do I know who I am?

Not only did I destroy myself

But I also destroyed them.

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