Challenge Submission A Life Living in Shadows

[Vasara Glyndark]

I was forced to suppress
What made me special
What made me different

I did what was asked
I did what was expected
I was forced to pretend to be someone I am not

I was forced to hide
I was forced to wear clothes I hate
I was forced to develop way of coping

What did it get me?
Years of depression
Barely contained rage

Nothing can fix
The years squandered
The opportunities missed

What can be fixed
Can only do so much
But it will never be enough