Martyn King Poet I do not know?

Real me Part two

And I just want to be a woman 
But I feel too trapped in these four walls 
I can't break it 
I can't make it 
These traumas from family, school and life have scarred me 
Have shaped me 
Can't let it you see 
Because of all the things I have been through 
I know there is good people out there 
And good people make me want to fight 
Make me want to believe that there is hope 
And when there are tears - there is hope 
When there is life - there is hope 
So I must keep going 
Even though I am setbacked 
Living with my parents and on universal credit 
Just got to get on with it 
And just be me 
And if people can't see me 
I will just have to style it 
And tell myself that 
I am beautiful 
I am loved 
And that I am valid 
Even if I transition or not 
I got to keep telling myself this and say to myself 
"I am a woman" 
Despite what people may say 
And what the media says 
And what the government tries to do in order to set back people like myself 
Because I am fighter you see 
There have been times in my life where I have been overwhelmed, anxious and depressed, stressed and in despair 
There have been times where I have been lazy because I gave up on life 
You see 
But I am still here 
You see 
And I will always be here 
Through the thick and thin 
Whether you like it or not 
I am a woman

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