My Vision Is No Longer Blurred

I won't be afraid. No, I won't suffer defeat. I won't fit into your mold. I will no longer be the person that you have always wanted me to be. I will never live my life to meet your expectations, because all along I will always let you down. No, I think that I have grown tired of being a part of your game. I won't shape myself to be a piece of your puzzle. I will no longer allow you to put blinds over my eyes and now let me see myself in the mirror. I will break these chains of dependence because all along I never needed you. I'm not your puppet, no longer your pawn. I will be myself from now on. I may be imperfect, but perfect you will never be. I may be full of impurities, but you can never wash your hands clean. I may have been wounded, but these lesions will heal. And in the end I will be stronger than you. My time has come for me to be satisfied with who I am. I can't please you and I never will. So I will no longer waste my time trying to be something that I will never live up to. I will no longer be scared to be the person that God intended for me to be. I may have my faults, but you will never be faultless. At times I may be weak, but I am content with where I am and I know that my feet are scarred from the roads I have travelled. But i will be stronger that you will ever claim to be. I realize now that through all of this, I have become a better man. I've loved and , I have lost. I have smiled. And I have cried. I've experienced times of happiness and yet tragedies have torn at my heart. But through it all, I realize that I am a very fortunate individual. I may not be a wealthy man. I may not have a countless number of contacts on my cellular phone. I may not be "perfect." But what is perfect anyways? Is perfect having a pocket full of cash and no one at your side? Is perfect having everything in the world but no one to share it with? Is perfect having a countless number of acquantances and no true friends? I don't think I want to be perfect. I think I just want to be Logan. I think i'm fine with that and I have no reason to be anything else. No longer will my perspective on life be construed or manipulated by what you have to say. I can now see what you always kept from me. You tied me down by my imperfections and made me aware of everything that I am not. I will no longer waste my time on being what I'm not. I will be myself.