Deliverance

Since young, I have lived my life the way you wanted it to be.
I have always listened to you.
I have never voiced out my thoughts otherwise.
I have never gone against you, albeit once or twice.
I have never faltered in my academic quests. Though they are nothing to shout about.
But they are still quests which you proudly proclaim to your friends and relatives.

Isn't it time for me to lead my own life?
Isn't it time for me to live a little?
Isn't it time for me to breathe a little?
Isn't it time for me to run free a little?
Isn't it time to chart my own path a little?
25 years.
It ain't too much to ask for ain't it?

Seeking peace
Seeking happiness
Seeking deliverance
Deliverance from?
From you.

The cord was cut when I was born
Cast aside as a piece of irrelevance
Though still an invisible one remains
That of blood ties and kinship
That of which
Is taut, is suffocating and is constricting

Did you ever realise it?
No, I guess you didn't
No, I guess you never did realise
And no, I guess you never knew
How much hurt I felt
When you called me "crazy"
When you said "don't give me any more problems".