I was kept silent,

With my inner voice screaming her opinions,

but the outside reaction without any interest.

I was kept behind a mask, 

afraid to be free, of myself I had no dominion,

and what people saw was the "me" that was diminished.

I was kept and tucked away,

until Someone said, "you are one in a billion"

I stood up, took guard and put the old to extinguish.

The old has passed, the new has come,

and today I have truly become 

the me that I was made to be.