For just one moment

For just one moment
can you listen to me
hear what I hear
and see what I see
feel my pain
experience my regrets
place yourself
in my shoes
just for one day
maybe then
you'd understand
maybe then you
could accept
this is who I am
what my past has shaped
me to be
I'm slightly left
of crazy
honest to a fault
I'm sarcastic
and witty
and you really can't
defeat me
you can try to attack
who I am
call me negative
call me rude
call me a poor friend
but the honest truth is
I am who I am
You cannot change me
so experience me
befriend me
become part of my world
or hurt me
try to destroy me
never understand
either way I am happy
just the way I am