Rekindled

I have spent

What seems a lifetime

In sacrifice

I have withered

Uprooted

Crumbled

Burned

I have

Fallen

At the feet

Of those who wore love and understanding

As masks

To rip what is most sacred within me

Up and out of my throat

To make me feel

Less than

For their own perceived lack

I have stumbled

I have shaken with grief

So unbearably loud

It shattered silence

(Without a sound)

I have trembled

I have broken

So completely open

There is nowhere to hide

Within myself

From my own eyes

And I see, now

Oh , do I see

And I feel

More than I can say

So when I stand here

Do not try to mold me

Make me to your liking

I have unraveled all that I am not

And I will not swallow your preferences

To keep your fear safe

I am all that I ever was

And more

Do not attempt to tame

This wild relentless rhythm

Within my chest

Do not attempt

To water me down

To hide me

Or bind me

because you think it's safer that way...

You will lose the very thing

You claim to love

By trying to cage me within the day

I wander and I roam

I am my own

And I don't have to look for a place

To call home

If you cannot comprehend

Raw

Unbound

Freedom

Please accept

That your heart cannot hold

All of what I've become.