Living in the Living in the shadows:shadows:

Living in the Living in the shadows of shadows of

someone else’s someone else’s dream.dream.

I was stuck inside I was stuck inside a broken life.a broken life.

Though willing Though willing could not wish could not wish

away.away.

My escape was My escape was hiding out.hiding out.

Running away Running away from the door.from the door.

It’s very hard to It’s very hard to be me.be me.

Living in the Living in the shadows of shadows of

someone else’s someone else’s dream.dream.

Trying to find a Trying to find a hand to hold.hand to hold.

But every touch But every touch render me cold.render me cold.

Living in a Living in a continuous continuous nightmare.nightmare.

A never ending A never ending trauma.trauma.

All days collided.All days collided.

One less perfect One less perfect than the next.than the next.

Living in the Living in the shadows of shadows of

someone else’s someone else’s dream.dream.

I was stuck in, I was stuck in, enclosed and enclosed and

doomed.doomed.

Struggling Struggling incessecently to incessecently to

survive.survive.There is so much There is so much more to me you more to me you haven’t seen.haven’t seen.

Not easy to Not easy to maintain my me-maintain my me-

ness. ness. Everyday day Everyday day

empowering my empowering my self.self.

Trying my best to Trying my best to keep afloat. keep afloat.

But my energies But my energies do not promote.do not promote.

Don’t feel sorry Don’t feel sorry for me. for me.

Don’t feel sad for Don’t feel sad for me.me.

Now I am awake. Now I am awake. My chains are My chains are finally free. finally free.

Cause now I Cause now I realize. realize.

It’s time for me It’s time for me to strive. to strive.

Emerge out alive Emerge out alive in my own in my own identity.identity.

Another past in Another past in the past.the past.

Don’t feel sorry Don’t feel sorry for me. for me.

I am living in a I am living in a new day, in a new new day, in a new

outfit. outfit.

I am living it for I am living it for me.me.

And now that I And now that I am wide awake. am wide awake.

Then I can finally Then I can finally be me.be me.

I can always be I can always be free. free.

I was living in I was living in the shadows.the shadows.

I was living in the I was living in the shadows. shadows.

Living now in a Living now in a new day for me.new day for me.

Living and Living and living for me,living for me,

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