Americus Frederick Poet Rhyme

Be Yourself

Be yourself.
by americus


Be yourself! Oh, just be yourself if you have any fear place it on a shelf
Be young, be cool, be nice but be cruel

Be yourself! You got it! You won, you fought it
Be pretty, be smart, be so fragile you fall apart

Be yourself! Hurry up, time is ticking you gotta make the cut
Don’t cry, don’t be sad, you're alive why cant you be glad?

Be yourself! Why didn’t you ask for help? Yes you were screaming but did you yelp?
A villenless crime, a dollar a dime, my love, what's the time?

Be yourself! Just move out of the way, but they cant even see you at the end of the day

BE YOURSELF! Be you, because creating art is too taboo

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L Milton Hankins March 29, 2021 at 7:09 PM So, who else would you be, Americus? I enjoyed reading your poem, but toward the end I found it a bit too repetitive, hence my question. Americus Frederick March 30, 2021 at 8:23 PM You would be perfect. But perfect is not obtainable, so if you can't be perfect all you are is yourself. thank you for your feedback! I made it very repetitive because that's how the voices telling you to "be yourself sounds" but i understand that isnt for everyone