While you wait

While you wait Keeping the gates, seeking approval Afraid of being called names, I wore the labels proudly, straightened my gait Broke down the shackles around my waist. While you wait In undue hesitation I pulled out pitchforks, Wiped off the blood and dragged on While you wait, tiptoeing on egg shells Goody two shoes, breath abated. I climbed up naked, Shattered the ceiling Stared at the sun as it stung My heart and lungs burnt While you wait Crippled by fear I swam in the flood, Danced in the rain as it hid my tears While you wait, Waiting for life to start For someone to push you like a refuse cart I have lived life With scars and names, The one who was dragged on As grown wings like a Dragon Using the darts for the bonfire While you wait for my mistakes to kill me, While you wait standing by instead of helping me I have lived a million lives, I learned, I have loved, I am laughing at the sun. I am the waves on the shore, cleaning up the footprints Of your tiny feet that has only just begun. While you wait, I have gone, Long gone, unafraid and unashamed.