Understanding
I don't expect you to understand me
I know how I act
The words that I say
The things that I feel
And the way that I live my life
Are all mysteries to you
You held me
You cherished me
And now you watch me disappear
Fading into the mist of a darkened wood
Heading down paths you dare not trend
And opening doors you thought locked for good
But that's where we're different
You and me
Where you saw safety
I saw a prison
Where you saw a closed door
I saw opportunity
Where you saw taboo
I saw nothing but emptiness and lies
So no, I don't expect you to understand me
No more than I understand you
And your laws
And your petty ideals
But I ask you to let me live
As I let you
Give me the freedom I crave
Spare me you ill tongue
Or your spiteful gaze
I offer neither to you
All I ask is the freedom I need
The freedom to open the doors
The freedom to chase my trails
And the freedom to follow the dreams that suit me
That is all I ask of you
And that is all I ask of the world
Because I can break all of the ties that bind me
Save the ones imposed by my fellow man
In a senseless bid for safety
In a world missing all notion of compassion
I can throw my shackles aside
And unlock my own chains
All while rotting in a world devoid
Of even the basic concept of understanding
