Maybe I Am Not Just That Guy; Maybe You Just Don't Want To See It! Poem by Oyehan Opeyemi Akinkunmi

I am imperfect - covered with blemishes of my past and my human-ness;
In the cesspool of temptation, I try to be sane and strive to be good.
To talk about who I was is a history I wish not to dwell in,
For I work to be better and each day I am moving and climbing the ladder;
I am bitter but not in the consequences of what I have been
But in the efforts to be the better person that I would be.

I know one can't get away with everything, and maybe it is the price to pay
But I have paid the price with much more interest in you - readiness
To be committed and give it all that it needs to work and that you deserve;
Except you cannot help but hold my past against me.
And then I thought of other reasons you may have to bring forth
Still I assure you I have never wanted something so much.

Maybe I really I am not just that guy; or you just don't want to see it!
Or you just don't want to see past my done deeds, and let's focus
On a future that can be brighter for us and the seeds forthwith.
You are so pure and faithful, and you think I don't deserve those!
I do deserve you. And I want to be that guy - tell me what it takes.