Living Me

For far too long I was the one
To back down and listen...
To what others want.
A bystander in my own life
Or so it seemed...
Life wasn't life,
For it felt like a dream.
A nightmare, a fairytale,
A dramatic fantasy...
Where was it going?...
I'd have to wait and see.

Now I stand accused
of demanding...
Taking control...
Yet all I see is me...
Steering the ship now...
Choosing the destiny of my soul.

So when I stand up and speak,
Give my morals a voice,
Bring life to my passions...
Live by My choice.
Know that it's love that pushes...
Pushes my soul to be me..
No longer a bystander...
A dreamer in a dream.

I am the woman....
Who I longed to be...
I stand my ground...
And no,
I won't let you...
Tread upon me...
Half my life has been given...
The rest shall be for me...

@s.irfanaleem  9.11.2014