Dual Enrollment

*Directions for reading* The bold part is one poem, the obvious and painfully straightforward writing that depicts this situation. The italics are a different poem, the subliminal and symbolic writing that depicts the same situation. Read it as you'd like, bold only, then italics, or both toegether in the same stanza. The way it depicts in my mind, was saying two compleatly different things, but meaning the absolute same...

I just realized I tend to hide behind symbolism
Stare at curtains covering that fragile dancer
That hides from the world

Let’s try something new,
Why don’t we be more upfront this time?
Pull what magic string, reveal what’s inside.
Beware: once you see it, you can’t turn back.

It seems that no matter how blunt I am,
You never see who I am or what I want.
This stained glass refracts your lighting
To portray the illusions you think you see.

How much do you really know who I am?
Please, enlighten me.
Blink away the blur you have imagined,
And see for once what you've been hiding from yourself.

Time for you to see me, for the first time, I won't hide anything.
Lay your eyes upon something new.
This revelation you have come across is as raw
And true as how you want it to be.

I see you're surprised by what you didn't know.
Does this new perspective shed light?
Uncover those shadows you placed upon my mind.

I hope you still love me for what I’ve become.
My scars won’t cause any damage,
But will test your true acceptance

Was this blunt enough for you?
Or will you look away again?
It will be your choice to continue this game,
But you can break away from defiance for once.

I’ve given you every opportunity to realize what I am,
But you hide from me
That mental image you once held,
It seems to be a permanent fixture blurring my personality

Sadly, you missed out on an opportunity of a lifetime.
The moment was wasted,
You let diamonds fall through the cracks,
And you’re not trying to get them back

Because I don’t trust anyone else to see me for what I am
You had the ability to take care of these processions,
To keep them safe, and not get them scratched

Isn’t it funny how the only person you trust?
Is the one that you know will break you the hardest?
Yet you threw everything away,
Shattered my heart,
And cut me off from hope

But no matter how you state it,
Directly or indirectly,
You can only interpret what you want to understand...