Never be

I can never be

everything that you want me to be

that is just not me

I can never be

something that I’m not

just because people expect that from me

I can never be

a person like the rest of you

with thoughts and ideas that despise me

I can never be

somebody that looks the other way

that may be convenient for you, but it isn’t for me

I can only be

everything that you are not

free