Re-birth

Re-birth


Dress me up in pretty clothes,

With pretty flowers

And pink hues,

Paint my cheeks red,

And douse my hair with gold.

Watch me fake my smiles for you,

Fake my happiness, fake my life.

Try to turn me into the perfect little creature,

The one you want me to be.

Suppress the being inside me,

The one that’s the real me.

Watch me grow,

From the swan to the duck,

From telling childish stories,

To reciting the bitter truth.

Watch me tear the veil,

The one you placed in front of me,

The one you that you placed to protect,

To protect me,

From the truth,

To ‘protect’ me,

From the life I was supposed to lead,

From the things I supposed to do,

From the person I was supposed to be.

Watch me grow,

Stronger, more independent.

Watch me break the chains,

That bind me to your perfect world,

Watch me just walk away,

Into the wilderness, into the light.

Watch me being reborn,

Being reborn into the truth,

Being reborn

Into me.

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