Labels

Around me I see

Words embedded on people’s skin

That were not theirs to keep

And as I try to understand their true nature

I am blinded by a red string of lies

Conveyed by people that do not have the right

To label them

I can see them aggressively pushing

Undeniably breaking free

To show the truths hidden within

But they are once again wrapped tight

By expectations they are not meant to attain

Their despair and aggravation

Showing in their eyes

And it makes me wonder

If I too am bound

By statements I have not uttered myself

But as I look at the mirror

Smiling unreservedly so

I see nothing but who I am now

With no words enfolding me

Though it does not matter

For the reason that the labels I cannot see

I refuse to search for

And the one I see in front of me

Is what I truly believe