Hidden Feelings Poem by John Hubschman

I’m trapped inside and I can’t escape,
The chains on me I cannot break.
Feelings that I cannot alter,
Push me around I cannot falter.

I want to be free but to no avail,
Your mind is set and I cannot bail.
How can I change what you think is true?
Is it inevitable to be doomed by you?

You think you know me but you don’t see,
What my feelings are inside of me.
You think I’m wrong for voicing my theory.
You are blinded by your own naivety.

You live your life the way you please,
But you spend your day chastising me.
Why are you right, why must I be wrong?
Is there a way to live where we both belong?

Young in my years but wise in my life,
I’ve mastered the art of learning from strife.
Try walking around a day in my shoes,
The weight of my burden would make you blue.

My life isn’t easy but do I complain?
For years I have hidden behind the shame.
But now I stand strong for what I believe,
If you don’t like it, turn around and leave.

No longer trapped you I can beat,
Broken chains lay at my feet.
The feelings I have I can’t alter,
I won’t allow them to make me falter.