Not Your Daughter
Dear Mom and Dad,
I am your son
Maybe not physically, but mentally
Your love is twisted
Your ideas of me are but dreams
I will never be the daughter you want
You try to control me, to force your ideals
My life is not yours, so get your hands off of it
I stay up and wonder if your love will remain
I know that it's stupid but I'll ask just the same
Will you still want me when I'm not what you had?
I scarred my own skin, not from stress but from fear
From hatred of myself, for all that I am
I spared you your feelings at the time
But the acting is over
I am older now
And with it, am bolder
I am not who you knew
I am so different now
I am sarcastic and witty and silly somehow
Through the anxiety, the depression, and the trust issues
Comes a son with a dire need to improve
I still love you through everything
No matter the time
You're my parents, you raised me
You gave me my life
The life that is mine
Your Boy,
Alexander