My own name slips off my tongue again
So long abandoned, so uneasily embraced
The veil now lifted, reborn is the old
The old shell tossed away, my truth now revealed
Though I\'d tried hard to suppress it
I feel its letters clawing under my skin
To disguise the taste of her name
Lies that paint my words begin to cower
Now I\'m done with playing pretend
Time for the names to match the author
And time to take my own identity back
She can be her and I myself
For months I\'d been someone else, just like a game
Yet here I am, recognizing myself
Greeting the world with my given name
Knowing that while she meant the world, it is my own time.