I stand before you and confess, I open up all of me

for once in my life im not afraid for what will be will be-

Tears stream from my eyes on a journey known oh too well

for once in my life I cry out to be rescued from an emotional hell-

Just to be loved, for who I am for who I will always be

open up yours eyes and heart...please love me for me-

I stand before you and confess that I am someones mother, someones daughter, someone's aunt, someone's sister, the list does goes on and on

give me my flowers while I am here for there is no use when I am gone-

I open up my heart to you, secrets told and untold

Brace yourself for the experience, for whats about to unfold-

Tears stream from my eyes, deadly rains are no match

for years of anger, pain, anxiety, confusion, animosity stand behind them...seamlessly attached-

I feel empty yet full,torn and incomplete

you may turn your back on me, desert me but I will never accept defeat-

Laugh when I cry, kick me when I am down...its all you have ever done

because I am feeling lost, does not mean that you have won-

I stand before you and declare that I am me and it is what it is, no longer will i beg or plead for your acceptance for it is not required

I have altered me for too long...DeShanna has become tired-

I stand before you and confess, tears still stream from my eyes, heart still torn and incomplete, empty yet full...unaware of what will be

Again I declare that it is what it is, I am who I am...just love me for me!