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Be true to yourself

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF

Never give all of yourself

Just keep a little bit back

Find a way to give & share

But keep your soul intact

Close personal freedoms

The very need to express

A thought a feeling a wish

Holding close to your chest

Many times we know it's right

And many times we will find

We were wrong, sad thoughts

The past will come to mind

We must be brave they say

And step into life unafraid

But from the past we learn

From the mistakes we made

Some would take our lives

And live it for themselves

In their shadow we walk

And from their lips we talk

So please be true to yourself

Let your light shine through

Tis nothing wrong with loving

But is this kind of love for you

To become the other person

Then you will disappear

Nothing left of your own self

Or things you held so dear

So stand up and be counted

Don't follow in this trend

Be true to the person you are

Or to their will you bend

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Written by
loraine-fromm
Australian
Published
Aug 18, 2011
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