Earphones on, Music turned up. Playlist on loop.

Earphones on, Music turned up. Playlist on loop.

Can I just be free?
Can I just be allowed to do things I wanna do?
These cages, chains that people lock me to,
They hurt.

I cannot even fathom who I am anymore
Locked with these expectations of people
Waiting for me to become who they want
Telling me to be the best
When I cannot even inspire myself to be

My scars, they remind me how I've been on the edge
How I fell back, how I broke down
How I failed, how I thought of them
How you love them yet, they poison you
They feed on you and expect the most from you.

Can't they just love you unconditionally?