should i be bothered
that I’m still expected to
say less?
should i stop trying for
my voice to be heard?
could i move even an inch
without people staring
and questioning that
that simple move?
could i breathe without
thinking anybody would
mind that simple involuntary
gesture?
could i start living for
myself without anybody
branding me as one
ungrateful child?
could i touch anything i
want without having to ask
for one’s permission?
could i love someone without
thinking of the raised bar
given by those people around me…
suffocating me?
could i chose my own path
without having to look back
for someone else approval?
would you hold
my hand if i
reached out
for someone to
understand?
would you walk beside me
tell me
that i am doing the
right thing?
will you stay
with me…
and
never leave?



