I wish that I could be myself,
But also happy as well,
I'd give anything Ive got, my soul,
If its worth enough to sell,

I've spent so long dreaming,
I haven't gone a day without,
But inside I hear me screaming,
Im just dying to break out,

Everyone deserves a chance to fly higher than before,
Though I've missed almost every single one,
Or I snatched them up and jumped just to fall,
I have not been nearly as lucky as some,

Search beneath a persons skin,
You'll find more than meets the eye,
They could be something beautiful,
Or maybe just a big, fat lie,

There is no brighter inner light than mine,
Please cut me open so everyone can watch me shine,
But if the world heard my poetry recital,
They would assume I was on drugs or suicidal,

So I shouldn't dream, I shouldn't wish,
I shouldn't wonder, I shouldn't start,
Because all that dreaming ever leads to,
Is a broken, shattered, bleeding heart,