All That I Am

I’ve tried to give you all that I am

But how can I give what I don’t have?

I cannot give of what I am not

Of all that you wish me to be.

I wish I could be the person you see,

From behind your soft green eyes.

But all that I am is hidden beneath

This dark shroud that is my life.

Still, that’s not all that I am

Because I am not mine to give.

I’ve given it all away before,

Now it’s gone, no longer my own.