a poem about being yourself and not following or imitating other people |
If you don't like wearing dresses Then wear what you feel like Be it jeans and blouse T-shirts and slacks If you're religious And people don't like you Just smile at them At least you have your faith When you're being pressured To have pre-marital sex Just tell them "No" You value yourself If you're dark-skinned And you want to change it Say 'Everyone's beautiful, Any color they are" And what if you think you're ugly God made you that way Don't hide your face You're perfect the way you are Don't drink because everyone does it You know better than that It will only lead to something You might regret later on So what if you have full lips and big chest Short legs or big hips? Don't hope for them to disappear Being perfect is boring And if sporting a tattoo is cool Everybody's saying so Then don't ever get one If you really don't want to Why straighten your curls To have 'commercial-straight' locks It's what you've been given Be proud, it's what you have Never take drugs Or decide to experiment It will only wreck your body And ruin you for life If you're not skinny Like those models on TV So what? You've got curves And meat under your bones And remember most of all Celebrate your flaws Be your own person Don't be a slave to conformity |