I Choose Who I Am

I keep my hands on the wheel, but I'm shaking inside. Neon cuts through the rain like a blade in my mind. I bite down every word I should've screamed years ago. I smile like I'm fine, but the cracks always show.

Oh.

I choose who I am. I choose who I am. I choose who I am. I choose, I choose, I choose who I am.

I'm standing at the crossroads, I finally see. All the parts I was running from were always me. I don't fight the shadows, I let them stay. I choose who I am as I drive away.

Oh.