Trapped
In the confines of expectation
Immured
In an image, not me
I smile
They say I’m beautiful
I behave
Fulfilling an unwanted role
Fraudulent fallacy
Let me leave
Escape to the pool of truth
Immersing myself
Visions of lotus
Wash the toxicity away
Help me transform
Become the new moon
Unleash the chains from ambition
I emerge
Free from your coverings
My nudity
Appalling to oppressors
I ascend
To the place I was destined
Reborn
I finally smile
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