Grains of sand washed away in the tide and I weep at escaping foam
I see dotted fish that graze at liberty and wish I was that free
The pearly seafoam wraps my body in an ever-changing dress
If I was a fish then I would live in the water allowed chance to be carefree
The salt that stings the wounds of some is to me a well-known treat
If I was at sea I could live alone with no deniers of my true identity
Moon reveal hidden shell of beauty past and through the sand I comb
The waves go over my head and water squeezes my lungs with a wheeze
This life I live feels like an eternally confusing game of chess
If I could cheat this life of mine to escape the game I would absolutely flee
Echoed grottos of self-spawned doubt from defying written F on seaweed-green sheet
I scream to the world that I am born anew, my true identity
A harpoon shot from sarcastic joke but still the shot hits home
I scrape small comfort at cherished hearts putting my mind at ease
But those haunted peers that refuse to acknowledge my new truth cause great distress
I am aware that no one ever said life would be a breeze
But hidden hatred beating at my joy makes close at hand defeat
I know they do not mean their barbs but still my heart they squeeze
Release my name from hidden cage free now ultimately to roam
A overlording sense of danger from which I no longer feel need to appease
This outstretched hope a ship to mainland from shadowed holm means egress
Boast of older song reaches my ears and in my veins I feel blood freeze
I beat my drum to a new song and still I hear steps off-beat
This attempt to incarcerate my heart no longer effective for now and forever I have the keys