Fight for yourself

I tackle, I fight, I smilingly dodge and also firmly stand-up
But does that mean it is easy?
No, it is not easy, it is draining, exhausting to step-up
It is not easy, not being a sissy!

You give it back, it is so great
Yes, it is, but that doesn't take away the hurt
The millions of pins that makes your nerves grate
Doesn't take away the humiliation or the taste that is so tart

I still feel bad, I still question, I'm still unsure
Tears of rage accumulate, humiliation still looms large
Desperate I look for a salve to cure
I tell myself to own it, control the urge

You will be tempted to be moulded
It is easier, easy to be accepted, to feel part of "them"
But, is it worth the burden to be shouldered?
In the long run you are your own gem!

Unchained

No chains to bind me
I fly undeterred
Nothing tethering me
Oh! it is good to let go of the shackles

Shackles of expectations
The chains of hope
The bindings of results
I let go of the rope

My brush paints at will
I walk unhindered
I climb because I want to still
I breath in the air undithered

If, buts and maybe
I'm friends with them
Hugging them close
I introduce them to
Like, do and innovate