Shaming Power To the People

People are gonna have their opinion.
People are gonna talk their smack
People are gonna look down on you
People are gonna laugh at your lack
People are gonna think they’re better
People are gonna categorize you
People are gonna look at you funny,
And people are gonna unjustly despise you.

These are things people can do to 
 cause us shame, but only if we let them.

The only power people have to cause 
us shame is the power we put in their hands.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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February 28, 2017 at 9:20 PM
True, Evan, gotta let some stuff go. ; )
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