Pounds Of Protection

My pounds of protection

oh how strong they seem

they keep me safe from fear

and anything remotely mean

But pounds of protection

have a stronger place you see

they also keep me hidden

from being the real me

Pounds of protection that

have gotten me this far

kept me in a distant place

traveled by no horse or car

For pounds of protection

are good in certain ways

but carrying it on my body

keeps it in the wrong place