I Want To Be Me

I want to be

I want to go far

I want to reach up and touch the stars

I want to come out

I want to be in

I want to be free

I want to stand tall

Stop feeling so small

Take my back from against this wall

I want to do good

Stop feeling so bad

I want to be free …

I want to be me

I want to think big

Don’t mind if I fail

Just want to break outside this jail

I want to be loved

I want to love back

I want to be free

I want to be strong

I want to speak out

Don’t want to be filled with self-doubt

I want to be heard

I want to be seen

I want to be me

You don’t know me, you can’t tell

The smile I’m wearing hides a living hell

And what you say about me cannot penetrate me

I will be who I am … even if you hate me

I want to be me

I want to go far

I want to reach up and touch the stars

I want to come out

I want to be in

I want to be free

I want to stand tall

Stop feeling so small

Take my back from against this wall

I want to do good

Stop feeling so bad

I want to be free …

You don’t know me, you can’t tell

The smile I’m wearing hides a living hell

And what you say about me cannot penetrate me

I will be who I am … even if you hate me

I want to be me

I want to fly high

Just want to kiss this pain goodbye

Don’t want to feel caught

Or be what I’m not

I want to be free

I want to be … me

© 2016 Britta Lee Shain