I became a human child
Surrounded by strangers
Who became friends
I grew up permitting the outside cults upbringing me
Programming my consciousness to what they required
what they desired of me
what they expected of me
I rebelled against the rules, the traditions, the routines
Became in trouble with authority from an early age
I was beaten
I was scorned
I was ridiculed
But I never changed inside
Copyright Matthew James
