This Is Who I'm Gonna Be

One day I caught my reflection
Through the mirror of the world
And I assured myself
That's not who I am

So I wore all black and
I cut my hair short and
I told everyone
"This is who I'm gonna be"

At first people stared
Then some laughed and cried
"What happened?" They whispered
"It must be a phase"

I grew furious and
Ripped out all my hair
It rained over their heads and
Pierced holes in their hearts

I was dragged away and
Kept from others and
Growing so bored
Trapped inside myself

"She's crazy, she's nuts
With ten heads on that neck"
I heard Mama say it
And I wondered the same

As I sat in front of the mirror
All I knew was
One face- desperate to be seen
And a voice to be heard

One mind at the core
Bleeding within
Straining to breathe
All on its own

This is who I'm gonna be?