I wish to be whoever I want to be,
but society has made that quite hard.
I wish to be happy,
but life has made that very difficult.

I wish to be successful,
but everyone wishes for that, and not everyone comes out on top.
I wish to be carefree,
but there’s too much drama.

I wish to be able to stand up for myself more,
but I’m weak, isn’t everybody?
I wish be confident,
but there’s mirrors, and once again I’m weak.

I wish to be strong,
but I can’t bench press 50 pounds without shaking.
I wish to be tall,
but my mom is only 5 feet tall.

I wish to be a genius,
but we all know that was never gonna happen.
I wish to be a good student,
but I have a short attention span, and everything distracts me.

I wish to be talkative,
but I’m way too shy.
I wish to be the person who answers questions in class,
but there’s too much anxiety when it comes to answering questions.

I wish to be a lot of things,
but there’s so many things stopping me.
Will I let them?