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*ME* By: Olafimihan



Do you know that little girl?
She makes everyone laughs
Her friends clown
She used to be an athlete.

Do you know her?
She became blind at the age of 13 but was miraculously healed
She isn't four eyes.

Everyone thinks they know her?
A big time talkative
Always laughing but isn't the same inside.

Are you trying to think about her? 
She lost all her friends at a point in life when diagnosed of bipolar disorder
She lived with uremia since age 6
Barely do she have a sight of her future.

Who is that girl everyone thinks they know?
She is happier now
She is that poet who is never tired of writing about herself.

Do u know much about her?
That girl is me
I have my downfalls but I still get up and smile
I am that girl.


©OJ Thorpe blog

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