WHEN I WAS YOUNG

When I was young, I told myself;

"I don't need anyone!"

I had to become self-reliant

If I needed anything done

I painted myself into a corner

Until pain, was all I could see

I didn't know how to ask for help

I trusted no one, but me

When I was young, I tried to speak

But I didn't have a voice

I pushed my feelings way down deep

I didn't have a choice

I felt trapped and cornered

With unexpressed feelings left inside

Still telling myself; "I don't need anyone!"

Still running, still trying to hide

It's time to live and breathe

And stop trying to hold in my breath

It's time to experience some living

Before I'm faced with death

It's time for me to live some life

Not live out my painful story

To feel the wind beneath my wings

To fly, to live, be free
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