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I Am Me

Am I good for nothing?
Am I a loser going nowhere?
I don’t know everything
Like my dad wants me to.
I may not be motivated
Like my mom want me to be.
But I have all I need
To succeed my way.
At last I am me;
Not my mom, not my dad;
Just me and that’s all I want to be.
I make my own path
And I am not disappointed.
My parents talk me down,
I’m not what they wanted
Me to be.
They want a copy of themselves
Not a self-thinking idealist
Who will drive
Down his own path.
I am me,
No one else.
I have a destiny
All my own.

Copyright © Ridge Mayberry | Year Posted 2009

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Zzzzz Zzzzz Date: 5/2/2011 4:43:00 AM A slightly sad and headstrong write. It is true that we are all individuals, and in the end we can only be ourselves. Growing up and becoming a teenager is difficult. We learn as we grow, so don't worry too much. In the end you will be your own man, and I'm sure your parents will be proud of you. Regards, Robert. Login to Reply

Simone Segal Date: 9/17/2009 11:06:00 AM Hi Mayberry, I completely understand where you're coming from, you are you're your own being! take a look at my poem INDVIDUALALITY! love Simone. Login to Reply

Ridge Mayberry Date: 9/17/2009 9:22:00 AM i wrote this poem to describe my feelings on how my parents keep putting my down. my dad wants me to learn a little bit of everything there is to learn but i want to know only the things i want to know. my mom wants me to be more motivated but i am motivated in my own way. and because i am not what they want me to be they constantly put me down and make me feel like i am going nowhere. i have learned, however, to block them out and listen only to my voice. and poetry is that voice Login to Reply