The Way I Am

I’m not going to change the way I am
because a few people have a problem with it.
I’ve put up a barrier to stop myself from getting hurt.
It doesn’t always work but this wall has become the person I am.
And I’m happy with that.

It annoys me to no end
when someone tells me I’m crazy or
weird
because I know I’m like that.
I’ve made it that way.
It’s my wall, my barrier.
I try and laugh things off
but sometimes words hurt
more than a joke can heal.

People always expect me to be okay.
After everything that’s happened
you’re asking far too much of me.

I don’t want to change myself for anyone.
I want to be the person I am forever.
I want to have this childish mind
that sometimes over reacts and is sometimes over dramatic
but all in all,
I am happy with it.