I jump out my dads arms
trying to swim away
but he catches me
Before I sink and sway
"I don't need to hold your hand"
I say to my mom
who knew the path I would go was wrong
"I wanna fit in!" fourth grade me says
who knew I would fit in
in all the wrong ways
all the sudden I'm in this place
so dusty and cold
everyone's heart has turned to rot an mold
and I feel my body changing
but not physically
that's just the way I look in the mirror
the way that I see
all the sudden I see the colors
orange and black
my innocence has always been something I lack
but then I run more
away from the clan
telling my dad
"I have to be my own women"
And now I'm mature
but my innocence stripped tomorrow and today
and now I'm back with my family and there I will stay
At least for now, I feel myself running away.
Mar 26
Mar 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC
I jump out my dads arms
trying to swim away
but he catches me
Before I sink and sway
"I don't need to hold your hand"
I say to my mom
who knew the path I would go was wrong
"I wanna fit in!" fourth grade me says
who knew I would fit in
in all the wrong ways
all the sudden I'm in this place
so dusty and cold
everyone's heart has turned to rot an mold
and I feel my body changing
but not physically
that's just the way I look in the mirror
the way that I see
all the sudden I see the colors
orange and black
my innocence has always been something I lack
but then I run more
away from the clan
telling my dad
"I have to be my own women"
And now I'm mature
but my innocence stripped tomorrow and today
and now I'm back with my family and there I will stay
At least for now, I feel myself running away.