People say I'm not the same, <br />Maybe that's true, <br />Maybe it's the way I walk <br />After I've been crippled by the pain. <br />Maybe it's the way I talk <br />After your face brings a knot in my throat. <br />Maybe it's the way I act <br />When words just really can't say enough. <br />Maybe it's the way I think <br />When all the thoughts lead back to you. <br />Or maybe it's the way I love <br />After many trials I finally know how <br />Or maybe it's the way I cry <br />Because after you it is finally for real <br />Or maybe it's the way I laugh <br />Because laughter brings back our memories <br />Or maybe it's the way I sleep <br />Dreaming dreams filled with your scent <br />Even maybe the way I fight <br />Every battle stronger than the last <br />Even maybe the way I hold on <br />To the feelings that passed so long ago <br />Even maybe the things I say <br />Knowing none can bring you back <br />The thing I do know, <br />If people think I'm different <br />It's because of your love I once had, <br />Has finally made me into a man.<br /><br />Matthew Jenkins<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-m-finally-a-man/
