I’ve remained silent for many years
But now I’ll break out of my shell.
To tell the tales of my saddened young heart
They told me I was born of another man
A man never seen nor heard
As though he didn’t exist
I didn’t understand the difference
Between a man known
And a man in the far off distance
I couldn’t escape this label
Of a half never seen as a whole
She was in control,
As though she was a puppet master
Never seen from behind the curtain
My dear old mother
Empowered I’m certain

I saw it everyday
A new one chosen,
Sacrificed of I may
With the bumps of the bus leading us
To the building made up of white concrete walls
A boy could be heard
Begging for the mocking to end
Someone easier preferred
The thick-headed oppressor
Moved on to his next victim
I walked up to the boy, made a fool
And offered him something
One thing he’d never had
A true friend

Through the years
Of being trapped in a cage
I feel as though finally
I can turn the page
And have to keep quiet no longer
The life I adapted to
The scenes offstage
Some believe they’ll never see the sun
And it will always be gray
But some choose to stop it in its path
And now I go my own way