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Authorize me to be myself,


Authorize me to be myself,

Consistently left out, alone, loathed,

But raised in a safe place.

 

I’d prefer to be left alone, independent,

Making my own choices, like an adult

Being mature and responsible.

 

To have splintered through the barriers,

The barriers of existence, and to have been

Revealed the secrets of the endless skies.

To have been hit by reality of the world,

Giving me both, hard and easy times,

To get through and live the life of my choice.

 

I’d prefer to be seen, and

Identified by the very unnatural souls,

Than to be hidden under the clouds,

Of the endless skies, growing bigger and darker every minute,

Where there is no choice to be made by myself,

But to listen to what has been told.

 

I’d prefer to be on the streets, wandering,

Than of being trapped in a cage,

If I could just get out there and be free,

I’d be seen and identified by the unnatural souls of existence.


 

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