ANSIR® Profile: Kinsmen / Empath / Kinsmen
Boss: Kinsmen

Perfect Pressure

What to do,
be myself or be fake.
Do what they want,
and never hate?

Confusion arises,
as they make the choice.
I'm not sure,
where's my voice?

They tell me be quiet,
so I go silent.
They want me to talk,
I want to get violent.

For once it'd be nice,
if they'd make up their mind.
I'd do it for them,
but I was too kind.

They'd want me one way,
then change to another.
Never quite satisfied,
so I built a cover.

>From person to person,
I'd act like a mirror.
Hiding emotions,
until they weren't clear.

One from the next,
it was all just the same.
Trying to guess,
it became like a game.

Always happy,
I couldn't be sad.
They expected perfection,
and that did make me mad.

Of course I still acted,
it was a habit.
I was deep in my hole,
just like a rabbit.

I didn't like being asked what was wrong,
I think that may be what started all this.
Those friends that I had,
are ones I don't miss.

The should have just liked me,
for all that I am.
Accepting my flaws,
like I did for them.

Instead they had ideals,
which were set way to high.
But I kept it up,
until they said goodbye.

They said they hated me,
and always had.
I felt betrayed,
but it was far from bad.

After the shocked,
I realized I was free.
Away from those people,
and free to be me.

Now I won't act,
I'm me and that's it.
Like me for me,
for that's all that you'll get.

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