People
Saying I have nothing
Me
Not allowing myself to
Be played second to her
Saying I have everything
Respect for myself
And an ability to see right through you
You’re spurious and you know it
I read you like a book
With some ink spilled over the pages
Hiding some parts of you
Making you seem cunningly mysterious
Unknown to the world
And yet I read
People not seeing
The respect I am getting for myself
Valuing myself
Seeing I’m worth more than that
You want something real
Yet you are so fake
Colors fade
Into gray
Not knowing
Not so sure of myself
As I used to be
Because of you
I have nothing
And everything