I'M Not

I'm not what you think I am You think I'm happy I'm not You think I don't care I do I'm not a child I'm not gothic I'm me I'm not something you can change You can't change me So don't try Accept me for what I am Don't fight me Don't force me to change I'm not yours to play with I'm not a failed experiment I'm an individual I'm not part of a crowd I make my decisions Not you Don't treat me like I'm lower than you I am your equal in every way Accept me and I will accept you I won't follow you because it's cool If I follow you it's because you're right If you're wrong I will tell you Don't lie to me I don't try to be cool If I'm cool it's because I didn't pretend Don't pretend to be my friend Don't talk about me behind my back Tell me to my face Don't try to protect me from making mistakes I'll make my own mistakes I'll learn from them Let me I'm young I will make mistakes and I will learn Don't make me a rescue mission I don't need rescued I don't need saved I'll tell you when I do Don't try to force me to live your life I don't want your life I want to be me Let me be me Don't lecture me on my mistakes My mistakes will make me who I am I'm not yours to change I'm not a recreation of you I'm not like you I'm different in my own way