I'll grow a better man yet, mom and dad
I'll prove to the world that I'll end up more than what you said
What is it that made you doubt
What is it that kept me afloat through all the obstacles, through all the hell
Gritting my teeth, clenching my fists, an every day punishment, somehow I managed to beat every fear into submission
Admitting I'm right, saying I'm right
I have spent my entire life under such bad a**umption
The world had me cornered with the truth
So I made myself a new life
Would it k** you just to listen?
Did you even think to ask me why
I get so tired
Could you let me speak
I get so tired
Of this beaten routine
I have spent my entire life
Feeling lost and scared
But the wish to believe in what I want
Was stronger than anything you said
My voice has grown since my conception
A part that I could call my own, a lovely tone, a frightening noise
Everything is safe if I make it, breaking from the comfort and stability, barely moving, I am free
My vision sits below the window, Soaking in the warmth of the sun
The frigid air, the silent cold, the in between of everything. Only making sense of what I want
Every living thing will die and that's fine
Take my skin and love me always
I want you to know
I am free
I'm the product of affection
As much as I've struggled, honestly
I cannot blame you for caring, carrying everything, pulling all of my weight, fixing my mistakes
All of the time that I've wasted on running, on excuses, and apathy
It's now a part of me
It's a light shining down, showing everything
And it's clear to me
No matter what I do
No matter the path that I choose
As long as I'm choosing to move
I will then realize that
My life is complete