MYSELSF

by MARIA Pisces - Pisces

I HAVE TO LIVE WITH MYSELF AND SO
I WANT TO BE FIT FOR MYSELF TO KNOW.
 I WANT TO BE ABLE AS DAYS GO BY
ALWAYS TO LOOK MYSELF STRAIGHT IN THE EYE.
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP ON A CLOSET SHELF
   A LOT OF SECRETS ABOUT MYSELF,
  AND FOOL MYSELF AS I COME AND GO
INTO THINKING NOBODY ELSE WOULD KNOW
  THE KIND OF PERSON I REALLY AM.
I DON'T WANT TO DRESS MYSELF UP IN A SHAM.
  I WANT TO GO OUT WITH MY HEAD ERECT,
  I WANT TO DESREVE ALL MEN'S RESPECT.
BUT HERE IN THIS STRUGGLE FOR FAME AND PELF,
  I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LIKE MYSELF.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK AS I COME AND GO
THAT I'M BLUSTER, BLUFF, AND EMPTY SHOW.
  I NEVER CAN HIDE FROM MYSELF FROM ME,
  I SEE WHAT OTHERS MAY NEVER SEE.
I KNOW WHAT OTHERS MAY NEVER KNOW.
  I NEVER CAN FOOL MYSELF ADN SO
WHATEVER HAPPENS I WANT TO BE
SELF-RESPECTING AND CONSCIOUS-FREE.
Birth sign: Pisces
Date created: 1999-03-31 12:22:36
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:00
Poem ID: 52154

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