You ripped me open
And branded me
With a new sense
Of what it meant to be
A me

The harder I fell
The more I longed
To be free
Of the chains
That kept me afloat

Wading in my world
Unknown to me and yet
Bound by my own creation
I cried for freedom
And built walls to shelter
The agony
Of desire

Forcefully
And tenderly
You ripped me open
Exposing me
Marking me
Letting me betray
The me
I meant to be