my own man

don't tell me what to do

I have my own mind

I can make my own decisions

I no longer have the time

to follow your directions

to go the way you planned

I do not belong to you

I am my own man

I don't need to listen

to the words meant for me

I don't need to know you now

you are just a memory

that I no longer look at

that I try to understand

I am not a toy for you

I am my own man