Explorers Issue August 2017 | Page 29

MADEMUSIC MADEXXXX My reality defies your boundaries and I can never be defined There's a conclusion that I'm leading to, follow the dots and X marks the spot I'm a buried treasure of personality that is more valuable than your cheap, little box Your personal gain will be bring me personal pain Because the person you aim to please and the person that I am are not the same Choose to ignore who we are Call me a John Call her a Jane Doe, but no matter what you call us we still have our name Antagonize me because I'm different? Mad because I refuse to change? Well, you're not life’s king or queen so good knight, I'm no rook or looking to be part of your game No pawn, the card I've drawn proves I don't match the rules you claim Like a bishop's protection my advantage is to manage my direction and over my life is where I reign And I won’t be tamed You pictured me as the box inside of a perception you already framed But carbon copies are priced less than priceless original like how I came I'm no chess piece, I'm a masterpiece and the peace of mind that I've got Comes from knowing that I may not always fit, but I will never for in your tiny, little box But you're not alone You've got real estate agents to sell this state of mind that you've grown These little boxes are built and you all want me to buy into these four walls as my home But see your company is not the biggest threat to me Regrettably my biggest enemy is in me Let it be known The only thing more dangerous than accepting your box is to lock myself inside one of my own I'm too old, I'm too stupid, I'm too unworthy, I'm too ugly I'm too crazy, I'm too broke, it's a joke to think someone could ever love me I'm unqualified, I'm a quitter, I'm inexperienced, I'm out of time NO I can't be a babysitter to the litter of my mind Grow up and shine We're all living in the shadows of how we think we should be defined Stunting our own growth, not spreading our wings that God assigned So, I won't wrestle with your limitations when I'm already struggling with mine Dealing with the opposition of the inner man is worse than dealing with the outward opinion of mankind So I tell myself, you've got room to change So don't count it as a shock If I don't like the room then why not the other doors a knock? If you told yourself to start a behavior then you can tell yourself start to stop I tell myself, I said, “Self like you told them, I am not a box.” Let's review The only thing more dangerous than accepting your box is jumping inside one that I drew So if I jump inside of your box then I've actually hopped inside of two So even if you’ve taken a walk in my shoes, then you still cannot feel the hidden weight of my socks That’s why you cannot run with my inner circle when your Nikes are still inside of that box Just do it made-magazine.com | 29