It's tough,

going at it everyday

trying to say what you mean

but it coming out the wrong way

If only people knew

if only they could see

the real me

the girl that I'm trying

so hard to be

I want to be honest, kind, and true

I want to be brave and strong

a person you can count on

but sometimes its hard

I bet you would know

trying to be that person

when everyone sees you

how they've always known

it's like being the man

behind the curtain

you run to catch up

you jump when they say jump

doing what you can 

trying to get to the top

only to be pushed down again

people scream in your face

"your a waste of space"

their words sting

but motivate

the "can'ts" and the "won'ts"

turn into "do's" and "try's"

while you tell youself 

it'll work out in the end

trying to find the right path

everytime you get closer

triumph in your grasp

but it slips away

and your off again

you tell yourself

pay no mind to those wery souls

you'll find the light

your treasure, your gold

until then keep going

do what you do

because the greatest treasure is you

you shine so bright around the ones you love

the ones who will be there 

no matter what

in all that time

searching and searching

you find something better

friends, family

people who love you

laugh with you

and cry

and I found that what I was seaching for

has been there all that time

all I had to do

was take down my curtain

now I see

the person I was trying so hard to be

that's the real me