People say "do what you want"

They say "do what makes you happy"

But when you finally step out of your comfort zone

When you take that leap and do what you want

You get judged, ridiculed, told you're making a mistake

You lose friends, people you thought you could trust

The same people who told you
"Do what makes you happy"

How am I supposed to live my life

To do what I want

When no one will let me?

They treat me like a child, but tell me I'm an adult

That I can make my own choices

But no one seems to want to let me make those choices

So I'm left with a single question, one very few people have actually asked me

What do I want?

I want to live my life

I want to fall down and make mistakes

I want to do what I want, without worrying about the consequences

Too much that is

I want to love and be loved, by who I want and with who I want

I want to have my heart broken and cry into a pint of ice cream

I want to learn who I am

I want to be free to live my life

And that

Is what I want