Burning inside myself
I itch to break free
To spread my wings
To fly away, my own way

Living my life to please others
While letting myself just
Sink-
I've done this for too long

But how to change
To what I am
Without hurting or losing
The one's I hold dearest?

"Those who matter don't mind
Those who mind don't matter"
Or so they say,
But I find this untrue

How could my own family not matter?
This is why I've hidden,
For so long I've been a butterfly
While inside is a black panther

The winds of change are stirring
Making me jumpy,
Agitated-
Ready to break free

But am I?