Pride On The Line Poem by Precious Mason

They keep telling me maybe its time to swallow your pride and start to care for people. but did they ever consider that this is who i am. they tell me i wont get far with my attitude but my attitude is my personality. maybe i hurt people sometimes but im just being honest telling people what i feel and mean is that so wrong.im just trying to keep my swagger and do what i believe in. and im not doing that by faking everything i do. if people dont like me i never asked them to love me. this is who i am and i wont change that. as long as i can look my self in the mirror knowing im a good person thats all that matters to me. i wont do everything in my power to make people like me if they do they do if they dont they dont it is what it is. i wont cry this is who i am and i wont put my pride on the line for someone to like me. my pride is always on the line no matter what. i know it sounds selfish but look at it this way isnt it better to be reginized for the person you are than something people wants you to be and if that means you will have to disagree or hurt someone with telling them something they dont wanna hear then you gotta do that.. you cant let people tell what u are. im just doing me doing what i think is right and people might not agree but they are so fast sometimes to judge that they dont get to see the full picture. so have some pride and dignity. cause at the end of the day they cant live your life for you but u can let them tell you how to live your life. or decide it your self and i choose to decide it my self.

thats why i say my pride is always on the line