The Literary Forest Poetry Magazine

skin shed

I’ve lost myself many times.

I’ve changed over and over.

I’ve shed my skin. 

So maybe I haven’t found myself or

who I am yet, and all I’ve been given is a

body and a face to go with it. I’ve

walked this Earth as multiple people but

I don’t know my final form. 

So when I say, “I haven’t been feeling like myself lately,”

I don’t really mean it. I don’t know who “myself” really is. 

Jennifer Cerna is an American writer whose work has appeared in the books Enigma and Sanctuary by Jenn Melon. Her writing began through healing from being bullied in high school and narcissistically abused by her father at home. She aspires to help others with similar struggles by changing the way they think. When Jennifer isn’t writing she enjoys watching wildlife, listening to rock music and creating healthy recipes.