St1ll me

I wake up in a body that feels familiar

But the light in the mirror hits different

Like I’ve lived a hundred quiet versions

And none of them stay consistent

I laugh at things I used to cry at

Then cry at things I don’t understand

I’m learning I can change in silence

Without ever meaning to plan

I’m still me, just rearranged

Same heart, different shape

If I feel a little out of place

I guess I learned to change

I’m still me, don’t ask me how

I don’t feel the same right now

But underneath all this shifting skin

I’m still me within

Some days I’m loud, some days I vanish

Like I forgot how to exist

I try to hold myself together

But I slip through every list

People say I look the same

Like that means I haven’t grown

But they don’t see the quiet war

I fight when I’m alone

I’m still me, just rearranged

Same heart, different shape

If I feel a little out of place

I guess I learned to change

I’m still me, don’t ask me how

I don’t feel the same right now

But underneath all this shifting skin

I’m still me within

Maybe I’m not meant to stay one version

Maybe I’m meant to bend and break and heal

I don’t need to be unchanged to be real

I’m still me, even like this

Even with the parts I miss

Even when I don’t feel whole

Even when I lose control

I’m still me, that’s what I am

Not a before or after plan

Just a soul that learns to live

With everything it is