Challenge
Life Lessons
Write about a life lesson that either took you a while to learn, that you finally learned, or a life lesson that you're still struggling to learn. Feel free to vent! Do what feels right.
Becoming Me
From a young age I was sculptured
To please the looking eye
Smile and be polite they say
Don't let them see you cry
Dress to impress, be stoic
First impressions mean the most
A worthy child listens
A parent sure to boast
I adopted this sweet notion
That I need not be rough
If I had outside validation
Then I was sure enough
If I did not have it
Surely I had failed
Driven by anxiety
My train nearly derailed
I learned it didn't matter
What everybody thought
I am my own person
I let my ego rot
I'm rising from the ashes
As I'm becoming me
I don't need their approval
Finally I'm free
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