you’ve tried to kill my spirits
stating untruths to destroy my determination
fallacies to make me question my knowledge
lies to manipulate me to doing your will
setting forth such ludicrous rules knowing i’d rebel
constant barriers put up in hopes that i fail
for what?
all this does is alienate me more
yet you insist on not changing
thinking what you are doing is right
you never realized that i am my own person
i cannot lead the life you couldn’t
i cannot learn from your mistakes
i can only grow from my own
you may not agree with the choices i’ve made
wishing i’d done things as you would have
but my choices and mistakes are what made me who i am
they build the character i long to have
you can ridicule me in hopes i’ll choose the path you did
attempt to sway my thoughts to emulate your own
but know it will not work
i am my own person
this is my life, not yours
accept me for who i am
do not reject me for who you wish i was
