I’m not brave.        

I’m not courageous.

I’m not wild and free.

I’m none of the things that I could be,

But I am me.

I’m sheltered and afraid.

I’m scared of the world and what it has to hold.

I’m none of the things that I’m longing to be,

But I am me.

I’m small and fragile.

I’m protected and guarded.

I’m none of the things that I could be,

But I am me,

And that’s perfectly fine,

Because I can be anyone I want to be,

I just have to be set free.