What We Are

I don't talk about days
that haven't happened,
I don't think about
moments that don't matter,
I don't care for words
spoken without truth,
and I don't believe in actions,
that come without consequence.

Most of us don't get the opportunity
to become our true selves,
our existence is denied,
we are invisible,
turning into nothing
other than a ghost
of our former self
floating through each day,
listening to stories about the person
we should have become.

The self we think we are is
never accepted,
no matter how much we polish ourselves
to be
someone we are not,
just for the sake of fitting in
to the box,
rather than standing outside of it.

We all need something to get us
through the day,
be it one of the many
Gods,
or one of the many
Drugs,
if it gives us strength
to overcome our fears
of becoming trapped,
than it is worth searching for.

We will all become
who we are meant to be
no matter how much we hate it.