As They Say

I was nine or eleven, I suppose

Young mind nurtures by its own, they say

You are allowed to be, do whatever

You want, they say

But their words don't stand

So true, I say

I liked pink

You are not allowed to like pink, they say

I wanted to dance

You are not allowed to dance, they say

You are a boy, be like one, they say

Slowly and slowly enslaving mind, they went

Dangers of losing identity

Too small in front of

Dangers of being different

Dangers of abolishment from society

The very society, they prevail

Today, I am no more, I was before

I changed for good

They say