Berhan Mehari - I Fear

Am I the one you put together?
Or the ready-made different other
Am I the real me
Or the one you want me to be
Am I the one you put so high?
High above all
(If I am)
I fear I may fall
And end up with a hole
In my fragile soul
And disappoint us all

Berhan Mehari

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