I've spent so much time being afraid
afraid of it all
little things here and there
in the end
the list was immense
so big,
that i hid
went into a cave
thinking, here "I am safe"
no one will find me here
I'll live, just not outside
where people can see me
where they can truly see all of me
It has been so long since I've been out,
the afternoon sun hurts my eyes
my body got used to dim lights
lights that didn't change me
lights that didn't heat up my body
at being in the presence of it
nor did they change my skin color
I've hiding for too long
yes, my body got used to the cave
being protected by these walls
I've built up
but its time to get out
get out of this somber state
it'll be shocking and perhaps painful at first
but my skin needs a little color and warmth
the cave was home to me
but now that I've been outside
i don't want to go back in
afraid of it all
little things here and there
in the end
the list was immense
so big,
that i hid
went into a cave
thinking, here "I am safe"
no one will find me here
I'll live, just not outside
where people can see me
where they can truly see all of me
It has been so long since I've been out,
the afternoon sun hurts my eyes
my body got used to dim lights
lights that didn't change me
lights that didn't heat up my body
at being in the presence of it
nor did they change my skin color
I've hiding for too long
yes, my body got used to the cave
being protected by these walls
I've built up
but its time to get out
get out of this somber state
it'll be shocking and perhaps painful at first
but my skin needs a little color and warmth
the cave was home to me
but now that I've been outside
i don't want to go back in
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