Breathing Freedom

she who dares to stand where i stood
face the darkness, and still....
believe that I could be....
more than i am

she who cares to see what i saw
breathe the chaos, and yet...
believe that I'll be
more than i am

you who ask me to turn from her acceptance
because she awakens what you think is better
kept quiet
kept hidden
kept contained
for my own good, you say

she who brings welcomes the dark and chaos
she who brings the hope
that it will not always be this way

you, who fear my darkness and chaos
you, with your treatments
will keep me this way

i who could go back to numbness
or
could face the girl, locked in a storage container
alone in the dark for so many years
no longer numb
breathing hurt
breathing fire
and yet...
breathing freedom