I’m me and that’s all

I live in the shadows, wearing a disguise

The person I am was buried inside

I couldn’t find her, so I copied the rest

But that left her lonely

Like she was a pest

If I’m being honest, the best of me’s hidden

The cave has been safe, but it’s burden-ridden

It offered protection, but locked me away

A self-made prison where I’d slowly decay

But I’m breaking the locks, one truth at a time

No longer afraid to say, “This hurt was mine”

No more disguises, no more control

Enough with the keepers, this is my soul

From shadows I’m rising, no longer small

I might not be whole—but I’m me and that’s all

The keepers kept coming—I welcomed the worst

They tasted my silence, they swallowed me whole

Oh, I’ve met the best ones, escape was their game

The harder they played, the higher the flame

The smarter the keeper, the sweeter their lies

The deeper the wound, the slower it dies

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But I’m breaking the locks, one truth at a time

No longer afraid to say, “This hurt was mine”

No more disguises, no more control

Enough with the keepers, this is my soul

From shadows I’m rising, no longer small

I might not be whole—but I’m me and that’s all