unlock my shackles
set me free
untape my mouth
and let me be
i want to speck
and tell my truth
to tell the world
about my self
they know me not only
what i pretend to be
what i am really
will they want to see
look at me such prettyness
covering such pain
so much pain is gained when you know me
so how can i show you
when i know it will only pain you
what i want to be is set free
i want to truly be me
i want to tell you im bi and for you
not to be shy
i want to tell you im crazy with out you
thinking get away from me
i want to be myself
but I've forgotten how
so much time spent hiding
who i am inside
so teach me to tell you
that all i want to do is cry
teach me to be me
how pathetic can i be
to have to hide all i want to be
some times i wish i had no morals
so i could go naked and not feel embarrassed
i just want to stop worrying and be this great person
so maybe one day
i can truly say
This is who i wanted to be
and i am here to stay
Author notes
what i really want to be
is free from hate
i want to be not held down by my morals or
the rules of the world what i really want to be is open about my sexuality open about my past i want to be open about myself who i am
not who i pretend to be
A contest entry
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE!!! by lesbian-in-love.
525 points, ended June 9, 2008, 15 entries
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Comments
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I really like this one a lot. We all want to be open with who we really hard. With me it took four years to come out of the closet. It's tough but sometimes it has got to be done. I really like how this flowed. I like the part about morals and running naked without any embrassment. Thanks for entering and good luck.
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