i’ve been fighting labels all my life
fighting to be more than
what they decided i would be
an accident
an outcast
a heathen
a bastard
a role model
a disappointment
a failure
a mistake
fighting for my place
even if i didn’t know what for
even if i end up just another number
it’s my number
and it’s my place to decide my trajectory
so forgive me if i’m tired
and don’t always want to aim higher
i’ve been fighting my whole life