“Genetics”
All the things I saw in you
when I was little and unimportant
felt unwanted; not good enough
could never get it right
Here I am now, in your place
and see I have your face
Don’t ever want to be you
say the things you say
Don’t want to hurt them
the way you did to me
I’m still messed up because of you,
never happy with who I am
Spent too much time,
trying to be perfect
to be enough,
Don’t know who I am,
but I know
I won’t be you
say the things you say
Don’t want to hurt them
the way you did to me
You’ve been gone now, for some time
but you still left some things behind
those that still break me
Please don’t make me
Why are you in me?
Gotta get you out!
Need to be set free
Can’t break them down
They need to know,
they are good enough
that they have it right,
no matter who they are
I can’t be you
say the things you say
Don’t want to hurt them
the way you did to me
-lelu A.
