I Am...

I am not like those
You see on the screen
Or in a paperback magazine
I have goals, a life, a dream
More than they'll ever achieve

I'm not like those
Who swoon at your feet
A part of the masses
Just another face
Mundane commonplace
In the crowd
Of ignorant unbelievers
Malleable sinners
Who think they know everything
About Life
About Love
About Me

Well, I think not...

I am much too
Passionate
To be contained
Too free
To be restrained
I will not hide
Beneath a lie
Behind the hateful untruths
They spew at me
Vicious syllables
To bring me down
Oh those who know
Nothing
Truly earn their name

You can't cage
Or break me
I won't be held down
I'll keep my place
Beside you
Not behind you
And see it stays that way

I won't mold
To what you want me to be
A hollow impression
Of who I cannot be
But, if you take
A chance on me
You'll find much more
Than you ever dreamed
A raging fire
Burning endlessly
A patient heart
Waiting longingly
Empty, open
To place you inside
And keep you
Forever safe
Therein

I can't be tamed
Though I've learned
How to fall
Without a choice
Or hope of recovery
For when I saw your face
I knew
There wasn't anything
I wouldn't do
Now here I am
Heart in hand
My love
Take me as I am