Be Yourself Poem by lindsey ashton

If doing something crazy, would label you insane,
would you never do it, just keep your life the same?
Who tells us what is normal, who says how things should be
If everyone did what’s ‘normal’, there’d be no you and me.
We’d be like a from of bacteria, identical to the first,
Looking and doing everything the same, nothing could be worse.
Who decides what’s right or wrong, or how things should be done,
If we all stuck to solemn rules, life would be no fun.
We worry too much of what others think, we damage ourselves with vanity,
Making sure we do things right to fit in with society.
We need to have strength for ourselves, and let our personality grow,
Learn by our own mistakes and expand on what we know,
Instead of spending time worrying of what others think or say,
Stop trying to impress and express who you are today.
Don’t always do what others want, or act on what’s expected,
This will make your personality false, a problem easily detected.
If you do something far from ‘normal‘, and heads begin to turn,
Just laugh it off, and enjoy yourself, don’t let there be concern.
There is actually no such thing as ‘normal‘, when it comes to individual status,
The crazy, mad things we do, is in fact what makes us.
People will notice this, your character will be blooming,
They will want to get to know you, instead of just assuming.
Just one thing before I end, a question I must ask,
How would people remember you, if today was your last?
For being the same as everyone else, then surely you wouldn’t be missed,
Or for being everything you could be, living life to its fullest.
Were all going to have bad days, and get angry with ourselves,
But still that is no reason, to want to be someone else.
So don’t go out of your way to fit in, be yourself and let it fit you,
don’t let vanity take control, do it your way with everything you do.
Let there be a difference between someone else and you.