User Advisory

 I am fragile,

So be gentle.

I am sensitive,

So watch how you handle me.

I am strong-willed,

So pick your battles.

I am proud,

So be careful how you approach me.

If I am a king,

Why do I feel so ignoble?

If I am gorgeous,

How come I feel so unattractive?

If I’m so intelligent,

How do you explain my ignorance?

If I mean so much to you,

Then why do I look so small

When I see myself reflected in your eyes?

I know my worth

But I’m insecure in it.

I am ready for love

But I run away from it.

I am willing to take risks

But I’m terrified of failure.

I believe in logic

But make no sense myself.

I am a rare gem

Yet people like me come a dime a dozen.

I am a Pandora’s box of contradictions,

A ticking time bomb,

A deep well,

A chamber of secrets.

I am an intellectual

With the mind of a two-year-old;

A stickler for rules

Who likes to colour outside the lines.

I like open communication

Yet there is much I don’t tell.

So there you have it.

The door is unlocked,

The way is clear,

The game explained,

Fair warning given.

Now enter

At your own risk…