They said no. I fought back.

I don't like

when people try to control me.

This is my life

I want to control it.

They think I'm a piece

a pawn to be pushed

to be taken

to be spared

to be moved

to do their will.

They think I'm a coin

A penny to be used

to be spent

to be saved

to be flipped

to do their will.

But I'm not

a pawn

or a coin

I'm a person

with my own opinions

my own body

my own brain

my own life

and no one

will take that

from

me.