Weightless

I wore their names like chains on my ribs,
Packed my days in a backpack of stones.
Smiled through the rope around my chest,
Held my breath till it felt like home.
Every nod, every stare, every rule
Pressed me down through the soles of my boots.
I bent my spine to fit their mold,
Now the mold is a mouthful of truth.
I feel it crack, I feel it split,
This weight is not mine, this script can quit.
One deep breath and
I don't fold,
I was made to rise, I was made to walk.
Weightless,
Weightless, I rise.
Weightless, I cut the ties.
Weightless, I don't sink.
I go up, I go higher than they think.
Hands on the straps, I tear them loose,
Stone by stone, I throw them down.
Hear that thud in the dead air, that's the old me.
Hidden ground, my spine straightens with a brutal snap.
Air floods in, wide and clean,
No more a death parade,
No more living in between.
I feel the crack, I feel the split,
This weight is not mine, this grip can quit.
One deep breath and
I don't perform,
I was made to rise, I was made to hold.
Weightless,
Weightless, I rise.
Weightless, I cut the ties.
Weightless,
Weightless, I rise.
Weightless, I cut the ties.
Weightless,
Weightless, I don't think.
I can wear back higher than they think.
Quiet now, hands unclenched,
I hear my pulse behind my teeth.
One last look, then
I let go.
No more kneeling,
No more leash.
Drop it, drop it, let it hit the floor.
Drop it, drop it, I don't carry on.
Stand up, snap back, breathe like a threat.
I was built to break, I'm built to break.
Weightless,
Weightless, I rise.
Weightless, I cut the ties.
Weightless, weightless, I rise.
Weightless, I cut the ties.
Weightless, I don't stink.
I go up, I go up.
I go higher than they fit.
I'll see you next time.