I can't even remember
Who I was to begin with,
As the days pass to be months
And years, even decades.
Who am I, I wonder
What makes me, me?
The very essence has been stripped
Layer by layer over time.
Who was I? Am I? Who will I be?
Shaped by circumstances
Molded into someone
That I don't want to be.
I need the strength to endure
The light to see
The mind to think
To change the course of my path.