Unfolding Self

I see myself as a book,
that some people might want to read,
while some might just want
to leave me on a shelf

I have my favorite chapters
inside my own narrative;
but I know that not everyone
would like to know my plot;
not all people
might want to learn about my story

and it's fine,
for I also have some parts of me
that I didn't want to go back to;
I have pages in me
that I no longer want to re-read;
and I have portion of my tale
that I badly desire
to just tear down and be forgotten

a like anybody else,
I am still discovering me
and out of all the stories I've read,
mine is still the best one
that I will choose to live.