I've been living in an expectation
I am a series of checked boxes
Containing everything
I used to be

I've been living in the shadow of my past
In words and vows I made
Once upon a time

I've been changing
Who I used to be exists only
In the memories of those clinging
To their pasts

I've been growing up
Exploring the world as I never have before
Challenging my fears and testing my limits
Living for myself
Instead of for those
Who mold me into the expectation
Of everything I
Used to be