Through the Flames

I shudder at the thought of going outside and being me

Scrutinized and put under a microscope for everyone to see

Because being yourself isn’t easy when you’re trapped

Trapped in a world of read between the lines and irony

They tell you to go with the flow, then to break the mold.

That contrast will give you a complex

They push for independence, by then won’t allow you to leave

Being pulled in separate directions, both with different needs

I long for a balanced world with no blood or greed

A place where your decision won’t hurt the people you need

I’m trying not to hurt you, but I’ve got to go

Yes, the world scares me, but that I need to defeat

If we let out fears stop us cold,

Then we will be the only ones who ever know.

That we could’ve fought and we could’ve won.

That we had the will and the mental strength,

That we were willing to get burned to get through the flames

I’m afraid of what people will think of me out there

Their penetrating eyes and snide thoughts terrify me

But if I don’t go, I’m only sentencing myself to death

Because I never would’ve fought for mine

I never would have had to step outside the box and drop my shell

I have to go out and be me in order to find me

Through the flames I must fight

To find the person I was always meant to be.