The new me, just for you

Never change yourself for someone else.

You've seen me rise,

you've seen me fall, 

get back up and dust it off, 

you've wiped my tears plenty of times, 

and made me smile a thousand smiles.

From rags to riches, 

you've seen me grow, 

gain and retain like never before, 

I shed the skin of my past,

letting the new me become the mask.

Yet I still hid in my selfish ways, 

hiding the truth in plain sight as they say, 

the only me that really changed, 

was the one you thought you knew,

because the new me isn't really new. 

Reviews

[Alexa Nichols]

I like. Especially the end. :-)

[TPK Stories]

the trials of trying to change....good write...

[dipsy]

Wow..dont even know wat to say

[OhSnapShley]

:)

Im gonna assume thats a good thing.

[dipsy]

It is my friend..it is

[Rebecca Leigh]

This shows the natural progression of evolution within life, well done poet

[OhSnapShley]

thanks so much. sorry just seeing this.

[Lei]

I love your thought in this write. I can relate in so many ways. I can't help but to read it as the ''new me'' image is in actuality a growth in you. No one sees the hard work of accomplishments, they only witnessed the rewards. I read the ''selfishness'' as, you still can't believe your own accomplishments. nicely captured.

[OhSnapShley]

I love your interpretation of this. The great thing about poetry, you may mean something a certain way but the reader can still interpret it as their own and it will still make sense. Glad you liked it, and thanks for the review :)

[Brenda Alicia]

I loved how you structured this piece. It has a very nice flow! Look forward to reading more (:

[OhSnapShley]

Glad you liked it!

[ReedWrite]

I love the theme of this poem...and you bring it to life beautifully. I loved two lines, in particular:
I shed the skin of my past,
letting the new me become the mask.

and:

the only me that really changed,
was the one you thought you knew,
because the new me isn't really new.

Nicely done!

[OhSnapShley]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it.

[Omikron]

I love how the layout matches the poem. In the first stanza, I get a feeling of hope, like a new dawn has just risen. And from there, slowly, the illusion wears off and you bring the reader back to the dark and cold reality.

I really enjoyed reading this, you thought of every aspect and it's executed wonderfully.

// O

[OhSnapShley]

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I try not to think too much about it and let it just flow together. Which this one seemed to do easily. :)

[.]

Very wise words.

It takes more courage and determination to resist the pressures of peers and be one's true self, than to resist this urge and go along with the pack.

A nicely written piece. Wisdom for the masses. Nice work.

[OhSnapShley]

Thank you so much Doodley! Ive tried to change myself plenty of times but yet im still the same me.. Funny how that works.

[Asante]

You said it squarely: Never change yourself for someone else.

I really liked the way this was presented visually. Starting on one end of the screen, ending on the polar opposite end, I took from it the transitioning out of one skin and back into your own skin.

I liked this, good job!

[OhSnapShley]

& you hit the nail right on the head. That is why I presented this as I did. Finally someone got it! Glad you liked it and thanks so much for reviewing!

-OhSnap

[Asante]

Ah, I'm glad I nailed it! My pleasure!