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Be yourself

Be bold like Socrates,
Be fearless like diogenes,
Be strategic like Chanakya,
But never, you.

Be straightforward like Aristotle,
Be calculative like Archimedes,
Be a statesman like Machiavelli,
But never, you.

Be learned like Eratosthenes, 
Be stultifying like Sophocles, 
Be imaginative like Herodotus,
But never, you.

Be dedicated like Plato,
Be caring like Hippocrates,
Be daring like Herostratus,
But never you.

Be brave like Leonidas,
Be tactical like Themistocles,
Be liberator like Thrasybulus,
But never, you.

Be loving like Paris, 
Be defending like Hector,
Be attacking like Achilles,
But never, you.

Be ambitious like Caesar,
Be victorious like Alexander,
Be illustrious like Pompey,
But never you. 

Be determined like Washington,
Be proud like Tarquin,
Be devoted like Magdalene,
But never you.

Be curious like Da Vinci,
Be creative like Tesla,
Be observing like Newton,
But never, you.

Be fiery like Hitler,
Be silent like Coolidge, 
Be perseverant like Rowling,
But never, you. 

Be barbarous like Ghengis Khan,
Be paranoid like Stalin,
Be terrible like Ivan,
But never, you. 

Be disturbing like Osho,
Be calm like Krishnamurthy,
Be charismatic like Vivekananda,
But never, you.

Be spiritual like Shankaracharya,
Be materialistic like Charvaka,
Be enlightened like Buddha,
But never, you.

Copyright © Atharv Kumar | Year Posted 2026


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Date: 1/22/2026 4:56:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

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