For Me

It's my choice,
Not someones demand.
I do it for me,
I don't do it for you.

It's a way for me to come out,
Come out from behind this wall.
You like to fill me with doubt,
And you try to make me fall.

I am here for me,
I am not here for you.
I can set myself free,
I'm just someone you thought you knew.

You can walk away now,
You don't have to stay here.
Go on and say ciao,
Your own life you should endear.

I do this for me,
I don't do this for you.
This is something you just can't see,
But you are gonna have to.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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March 12, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Excellent poem! I can relate to it; it's a very powerful piece and quite inspiring. Thanks for posting for us to read! :) Always, Laura
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