I self-reflect
And I gaze deep
To try to forget the secrets that I keep

I bind myself
And hide my chest
All day long until I rest

I stay at home
And lay in bed
Trying to drown out what you said

You said to me
I’ll never be
And thusly never will I be free

I deconstruct
And turn my face
Towards the darker, other place

I cry alone
And I must confess
It’s how I am that makes me feel less

I curse myself
And wonder if I can
Ever truly live my life as a man

But they said to me
I’ll never be
And thusly never will I be free

I wonder why
And ponder yesterday
At what I could have done to make it go away

I think to me
And question how
I could live within this town

For you said to me
I’ll never be
And thusly never will I be free

I find myself
Within the pain
And realize I can’t change yesterday

I reconstruct
And build anew
From the tired ruins of me and you

I gaze upon
And hold me close
For I am more powerful than I may know

And I say to me
I am proud to be
And within this I will break free