Individualism

Go ahead and speak up and speak out,
But only speak the words I tell you to take.
Go ahead and be yourself,
But within the confines of who the people allow you to be.
Be the voice for the weak!
But make sure your words match the public outcry.
Because everyone who cares has a map,
And it only maps their way!
Go ahead and be you,
Because that is what we’re told to do.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Rodrigues Avatar
August 14, 2020 at 1:30 PM
Love this, Miranda! Says a lot.
Hawley Avatar
August 14, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Thank you so much! It took me a "hot minute" to get it right.
Lawless Avatar
August 14, 2020 at 4:53 AM
Aah, a treatise on "The Road Not Taken"
Hawley Avatar
August 14, 2020 at 5:18 AM
Greetings and thank you for reading my poem.
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