Joan Donnelly Ellis Poet Verse

Be Yourself

Be Yourself  (1984 )

 Be yourself, just be yourself said my councillor
 My analytical mind raced in every direction
 Attempting to discover what was that supposed to mean 
 I'd never really understood what or who I am
 Nor do I understand the who and what I've been

 For which self, I wondered should I choose to be
 IF I ever did figure out which self is the real me

 Should I be the Lady, polite and so refined
 Or the child playing most of the time
 The witchy woman, winking fearlessly at sin
 Or Saint Joan and God's approval win
 All night long I tossed and turned 
 Struggling to figure out
 What this Be Yourself, Just Be Yourself was all about
 When suddenly the answer rushed through my mind's exhausted door
 Just think how intriguing if you choose to be all four

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Brenda Kelly December 6, 2020 at 11:02 AM I found you and love the poems I read.

Beautiful Scars October 13, 2015 at 2:37 PM I truly love this..marvelous work :) -LU Joan Donnelly Ellis October 14, 2015 at 1:17 PM Thank you Laura.

Michael Tor October 11, 2015 at 10:56 PM Joan this is cute. Don't know what part I like best. lol Joan Donnelly Ellis October 13, 2015 at 10:08 AM Thanks and it is true. My ex husband used to say he never knew which Joan he was going to wake up next to. LOL. A fellow employee once said she's figured out all her co-workers but she could not figure me out LOL Any wonder I can't either.

Amor Otong October 11, 2015 at 3:15 AM Hello Joan, what a nice verse you had. I enjoyed reading every part of the line. Love, Amor. Joan Donnelly Ellis October 11, 2015 at 4:27 AM Thank you so much for the comment, Amor. I appreciate you taking the time to post. Hugs