Let Me Be

Let Me Be

I detest social gatherings
where cackling vultures huddle
to gossip
to boast
to put others down
and burn their names to toast

I abhor congregations
where snooty women gather
to compete
to compare
to damage others' reputation
way beyond repair

I hate silent rendezvous
where whisperers assemble
to scheme
to plot
to cast votes
and seal the fates of our lot

Leave me alone
I want nothing more
Than to disassociate myself
From these vile, cruel hearts
From these senseless superstitions
That break people and families apart

Let me out
Spare me from such sessions
Let me be
I want no part in such liaisons
Let me break free
From the clutches of senseless traditions

Let me be who I am
Not who you want me to be
Not who I ought to be
Please unshackle these chains
And let me be
Let me be me


Teo Yuan Ching
28 February 2012

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