skin deep

beauty is only skin deep

so they say

but i live with that thought everyday

given a name that comes with

more responsibility

than i think i am ready for

my heart can be cold

and my mind can be closed

i am more than what people perceive

the pressure to live for them

is sometimes more than i can bare

i can be mean

i have been hurt and i have hurt

i have stepped on and stepped over people

i am so far from where i was

but still far from where i want to be

i have been a doormat but i am guilty of

cleaning my shoes on other people's shirts

i try not care

in fear of caring too much

i build up walls behind my eyes

in hopes that i won't be exposed

beauty is only skin deep

what most believe me to be is 3 feet

but the real me

doesn't have an ocean floor