Defiant

Stepping into the atmosphere Of your near-sighted illusions Masked by hollow words, You asked me To exchange my rareness For a vague existence. Self-indulgent conformity For acceptance in a world Where I do not belong Should be my reward, If only I would Become your willing clone. Your pretty veils of red Paraded before me, But it made you naked In my eyes; Shamefully revealed vulnerability Was starkly alive. I know who you are, The spectacular voices You listen to, And I am the defiant one Who has broken through The walls confining you. If my vision haunts you, Brings you to your knees, And leaves you quivering In pathetic anxiety, Then I will have brought The truth to your door. Don't you see? Individuality will always Ask the wrong question, Reveal the rawness, And pick at the scab Of all you'd make me swallow. So go on. Scream about my defects While I go under For another breath. I am numb To your mutilation. When we have reached The other side of this hell We will understand The shadows where we hide, But we are here now, And I will not be raped by you.