I'm suffocating inside myself.
Constricted by my skin.
Unable to stand out from the crowd
Desperate to fit in.
Covering my tears with makeup.
And my flaws with friendly smiles.
While every day you force me into
another of your denials.
But I'm standing here right now.
Begging you to see.
That every so called imperfection
Is just a part of me.
And that while you want the perfect girl.
And this part of me to hide.
I'm not going to force myself
To fit in your guidelines.
I'm going to stand up singing
This little Light of mine
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
I'm done fitting into a label
That can't describe me.
I'm done trying to be your perfect girl.
Because I'll never be.
I know now, that what I did was wrong.
I didn't need to be afraid,
I didn't need to please someone
Who I once ashamed.
So I'm moving from these shadows.
And stepping into the light
Not caring that I'm different,
Or supposedly not right.
I'm uncovering my secret.
And revealing the truth of who'll I'll be
Because I don't care how you feel anymore.
Because it was destroying me.
So, here I am singing.
This little light of mine
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
I once believed that I was a mistake.
Because I wasn't like everyone else.
But now I know that the mistake
Was not being myself.
I tried so hard to please everyone.
And instead I built a cage.
Made of lies and my deciet.
Into which I was contained.
I trapped all this light and magic.
And my precious little heart.
Because I thought it was all wrong.
Every single part.
I broke myself down.
Until I became someone to hate.
Disgusted by my own reflection.
Because I wasn't straight.
But now I stand here singing
This little light of mine
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
I'm going to let it shine
Because I'm done pretending to be straight
And I don't care if this new me
You happen to hate
Because my skin was too tight
And I was suffocating before
But now I have finally realized
That I'm worth a whole lot more
I don't deserve to suffer
Behind the mask that I once made.
I can stand here right infront of you.
And no longer feel afraid.
I'm done caring about your senseless words
Because I know exactly who I am
And I don't need you, or anybody else.
To understand
Because I'm not going to hide.
I'm going to let this light shine
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine.
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Handle With Care (Poetry)
PoetryThis is a collection of the poems that I've written, the main themes you will find in this collection, are depression, love, and homosexuality. there will be others of course, the occasional funny one, a themed poem etc. I wrote most of these in the...