True Self

Everyone sees a different side of me

A lover, a hater, a creator, a destroyer

You'll only see what I want you to see

My 'true self' is too dreadful to be known

To some I'm kind and gentle

To others I'm cruel and uncaring

And some see me as a mixture of both

But then they'll never see my 'true self'

Even if you try to break through

I won't let you see what I am

I'll keep changing so you won't know

And I'll be what I want to be

If by chance you sneak in

You will not like what you see

Full of disgusting darkness

That is my 'true self'

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This is my poem for English extra credit project. Unoriginal but it was all I could come up with. It is also my first poem.