Let Me Be Clear

Let me be clear

It is not that I wish to not exist

To be overlooked or squandered

Or found wanting in the midst

Of a sea of endless faces

Expressions all the same

Facades so carefully crafted

Nothing much but a name

I do not want to be hidden

Amongst the wreckage of lost souls

Safe amid the mire

Countless stories untold

It isn't easy to explain

This conflict within my grasp

This wrestle I keep living

This tension I hold fast

For I wish to be known

In the simplest of ways

For one to see my heart

By the look on my face

It's my biggest fear colliding

With my meekest of requests

To be seen with such clarity

I find I must confess

That I wish to be visible

Not to the bustling crowd

But to the ones who view me even

Not those who must look down

So when I say, "let me be clear"

Let's get one thing straight

Please don't look right through me

But gaze upon my face

Take a moment to consider

The person just beneath

The surface that now hovers

Between you and me

You have an opportunity

To let me be known

For who I truly am

For the beauty of my soul

So pause for just a second

Do not shy out of fear

Search far beyond my words

When I beg, "let me be clear"