Freedom

Freedom...

I wanted, like all children, to be free. I wanted to be able to play all day long. Those times were something like heaven. I had all the time in the world, of course, besides school time and bedtime.

I wanted, like all teenagers, to be free. From my parents grip. From the dawning responsibilities falling upon me, that i'd just come to realize. I wanted freedom from the world and its malice.

Now, i want something greater. I have found a trap somewhere peculiar - inside myself. I want to be free from that trap. It is a chaos that doesn't allow me to be happy within my own confines. I am filled with so much distress. I want a greater freedom, from myself.

I no longer wish to be a what: the student, the son, the eldest...

I wish to be a who: the person.