Hypocrisy

You said
I could become anything
I wanted to be.
You said
that you would love me
no matter what
unmentionable acts I committed.
You said
I should do whatever makes me happy.
You lied.
You preached
acceptance,
but where is it now?
Hiding in your dust-covered Bible?
You promised support,
and yet you cringe
at my decisions.
You raised me,
but you have no faith
in the person you created.
Too many secrets
woven together
with threads of mistrust
divide us now.
No amount of disclosure
could undo
these years of deception
and hypocrisy.
I'm not going to go to Church
just because you said so.
I'm not going to hide the ink on my skin
just because you're afraid of how you'll be judged.
I'm not going sit quietly
just because you're tired of arguing.
I'm not going to absorb all of your beliefs
just because you think you know what's best.
I'm not what you expected.
Do you know what else I'm not?
Sorry.