Denied

I will not be denied the right

To live my life the way I choose

The right to flee or the right to fight

The right to win or lose

I will not be denied my pride

My freedom or my fantasies

The right to show or even hide

Emotions that belong to me

I will not be denied by fear

Nor will I be denied myself

The right to things that I hold dear

Nor the right to someone else

I will not be denied to love

Nor the right to try

The right to embrace the right to shove

The right to live and die

© José V. Guerra Awe