I am not a victim (A short poem) by Grant Garibay

I am not a victim

I am not a victim of the world I see

For I am where I want to be

I view this world through the frame of me

In the midst of my society

With walls erected for my hart

To keep me safe from the dark

 I started early from the start

And filled my head with useless parts

Beauty and love was all around me

 But I was blind to its surrounding

Freedom! Freedom! My hart rang

But I held tight to suffering

With the help of friends my hart grew

To lift me out of this place I knew

I’m not a victim of the world I see

For I am where I want to be

I can choose the path less traveled see

And live in the world of integrity

I control my guiding light

That keeps me safe through the night

Walls and boundaries it knows none

It breaks them down just for fun

One wall, one part, a shadow gone

I gain strength ‘n rise like the sun

Darkness, walls, a crooked plot

Just reinforce the love I’ve got

Not always easy or full of fun

Peace of mind is worth the run

I’m not a victim of the world I see

For I am where I want to be

If I hold on tight to the past

The bigger fears web has cast

 Outcome, future, yesterday’s sorrow

Clog my lens in flesh I borrowed

If I break the rules I break my-self

And I can choose cause I am god

Surrender is the only proof

That I’ve the power to clear my fog

Knowing and doing are not the same

Love’s a verb and that’s the game

So bring the depths of fear and shadow

I’ll bring my hart to win the battle

I’m not a victim of the world I see

For I am where I want to be