I Am What I Am

I am what I am,
I am not
What you think I am.

I write, so you know;
Not so you
Criticize the flow.

I speak, so you hear;
Not so you
Know my fear.

I laugh, so you relax;
Not so you
Know what it lacks.

I sympathize, so you feel;
Not so you
Beg when you kneel.

I cry, so you soften;
Not so you
Hurt me often.

I walk, so you walk with me;
Not so you
Walk away from me.

I shout, so you realize;
Not so you
Have to traumatize.

I care, so you care;
Not so you
Think you can dare.

I love, so you smile;
Not so you
Flee a mile.

I look, so you see
In my eyes;
What I can be.

Yet, you cannot gauge;
Who I am,
What I can cause.

I am what I am;
I am not
What you think I am.