i look at pictures of me as a little girl

and it feels like I'm looking at a stranger

that's not me

that hasn't been me for a long time

there's this disconnect between us

i will never be that version of me again

or maybe

 I will never be me again

i don't believe in finding yourself

we're not lost, to begin with

your true self is within you

buried under other people's opinions

and inaccurate conclusions 

that have become our beliefs

your real self is who you were

before the world told you otherwise