Why won’t you accept who I am It’s like my whole existence is a sham I’m told about who I used to be What if that other me was never even really me And what if I said I’ve changed What if I’ve grown up and rearranged. Sure I still love to bake and read But I’m not the same, let me grow I plead. I’m an artist. But to what extent. I can be creative but I should have your consent. I can draw and be wild But in your eyes I am still I child. I want my body as my canvas, to hold the things I love. But it’s like I am a bandit, one you want rid of. I want to color my hair to change with the wind. But you’re inclined to remind me that it’s “just not me” I never stopped being me don’t you see. It’s how the me I am should be. Don’t hold me back I might draw back. And sink into my void. All because you destroyed. Your wild blue eyed bird