i am real

i see her more now
and i am told that
my brain warps so much more
than i thought she did

whether i freeze up
whether i am insecure
does not define
if i am real

i know that i am real

after all,
they saw her,
she saw her,
and I saw her, too

and I know that I am blossoming

I know that the answer to the question
"am i real?"
is a resounding

yes