It was a mistake
To think
I am a human being
Like everyone else.

It was a mistake
To dare
To want and need things
Like everyone else.

It was a mistake
To feel
And to open up to others
And thinking
I'd be listened to
Only to have the door
Slammed shut
In my face.

It was a mistake
To forget
Why my walls
Are so high and wide.

It was a mistake
To think,
To dare,
To feel,
To yearn,
To want,
To need,
To be.

It was a mistake
To think
I am a human being
Like everyone else.

Mistakes were made.

Never
Ever
Again.