I Don'T Want To Poem by Kemi Kemms

I don't want to wake up every morning
If I have to go back at night
I don't want to forget the truths I've already learnt
Or die and come back only as a half

I don't want to be an average woman and have too many kids
I don't want to get married when I'm old enough to be a wife
I don't want to be that woman whose priorities were left undone
Or put away my make-up if someone hates my style

I don't want to make you do something you might regret
I don't want to keep bringing different men into my bed
I don't want to wear my sunglasses when I'm afraid to cry
Or daily explain details of my social life

I don't want to fail on something I'm doing again
I don't want to be dependant on someone who depends on me
I don't want to be used, abused and taken for granted
Or be your very best friend with benefits

I don't want to be afraid of death as an end
I don't want to waste my talents unexpressed
I don't want to indulge in daydreaming at nights
Or scream silently from the bottom of my lungs