Let me be

By Katie Zehr

Lost and confused

I Feel like I am controlled and have to play by the rules

I am 22 last I knew not 32 or 2.

Everywhere I look I feel I can’t get out

I don’t even know which way is up or down

You want me to do one thing I want to do another

Your way or no way

I just want to be happy and amused not to dwell on my past and feel blue

I want to move forward in the new and feel like summer flew

Right now I feel like an animal in a cage ready to become of age and break out

I just want to scream and shout 

Hear me out I want to be heard and not misunderstood

I just want to be me for a little bit longer because before you know it summer is over

And in a year I am no longer able to be this young wild and free but into a world of reality

I am not a little girl anymore but a young woman waiting to see what is in store

So let me live my life freely I thank you for your consideration and sincerity

I am ready to be on my own you have helped me be the adult and have a reputation I am meaning to uphold

So please don’t tell me anymore because my life is worth waiting for