I bleed just to know
That I am alive
Independently strong
Not part of the hive
Not steel and mechanics
Just flesh and bone
Existing with others
Yet ultimately alone
My body grows older
Being ravaged by time
Growing up’s not an option
It’s a hideous crime
You call this world normal
I say it’s insane
Living to work, working to live
How cruelly mundane
We all bide our time
Waiting for the change
Do you think in our lifetime
It will be in range
Begging and pleading
We hang onto hope
But I’ve found a new way
With all I can cope
Living for me
In this “abnormal” way
Is something that’s letting
My sanity stay
I walk around bare
My soul you can see
If you can get past
The outer shell of me
I am still a person
The same one you know
It is just some skin
I more easily show
I’m standing here now
With no place to hide
Looking forward to life
And the rest of the ride
November 20, 2009