By UNICA.D. MASSEY
For years i lived in chains and sealed with label,
A hidden story untold; crumbling, chaotic, unstable.
A whisper i shush, a screaming which is gagged,
The voice once loud and clear, now suppressed.
a reality erased and the truth I always denied,
While mirrors kept showing the real me that I hide.
I smiled through intense pain, I laughed through all my ache
Each heartbeat is shattered and trembled, each breath is fake.
But secrets are burdensome and drowning,
The real me is crying and howling.
when carried in wounded heart all alone,
Truthfully this cage isn’t comfortable. It's carved out with empty road and unseen stone.
Once unmasked the spark, flickering and wild,
The voice out and loud of my innocent inner child.
Roared "You are not broken. You don’t need to be fixed or mend.
What you are isn’t disgrace or shame.
Relax,You don't need to pretend.
So I unlocked the door with eyes welling up and trembling hands,
Tiptoed through a world that may not understand.
Well the sky didn’t split, no thunder rolled, no fiery pit,
The stars still shined, sun and moon still perfectly aligned, and yeah I didn’t quit.
Some eyes filled with hatred and grow cold, and the words of disgrace grow,
But others cheered up with a vibrant bright glow.
Arms opened wide, smile with delight and love flowed and adored through,
Because after all , I was out and proud and finally true.
Now, I walk with pride, my shadow is in sight,
No longer afraid of stares and glares or morning light.
Coming out was never easy, but now I'm unbroken and whole,
I found the real world, and moreover I found my true soul.