A poem

You might not think my story is familiar

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I grew up as a slave

A slave with no cage

my master went by the name "man pleaser"

he promised me love

he promised me acceptance

he promised me a home

a place of comfort

where I would be taken care of

but he lied

I was abused

I was stripped of my innocence

I was taken advantage of

I was told, this is what you do to survive

When I started to see

they told me I was blind

when I started to know

they told me I was stupid

when I started to hear

they told me I was deaf

when I started

they told me not to finish

Walking has become easier

one row of chain at a time

first, the truth

second, the guilt

third, the hurt

one at a time

then i started to run

running became easier

with no burden on my shoulder

there were others running beside me

grabbing my hands

at first I didn't understand what they were saying

so I started to listen closer

in soft whispers and then in loud voices

they said "spread your wings"

I looked and couldn't believe it

where did these wings come from

they told me I had them all the long

I was born with them

They said I was born to fly

I WAS BORN TO FLY!