No longer
Will I mimic others
Without listening to what I want
I am my own person
I take up space
I have thoughts
I have opinions
I have desires
I have dreams
All of which I ignored
For the sake of being a mirror
Of someone else’s reflection
If I want to drink
I’ll drink
If I want to go explore Seattle by myself
I’ll go
If I want to meaninglessly flirt with a hot stranger
I’ll flirt
If I want to dance sensually
I’ll dance
If I want to show off my body
I’ll show off my body
If I want to talk to someone
I’ll go talk to them
If I want to study psychology
I’ll study it
If I want to break cycles of trauma
I’ll will break them and heal
If I want to have a boyfriend
I’ll be with him
If I support ****** education
I’ll support it
If I want to have ***
I’ll have ***
If I want to attract attention
I’ll attract it
If I want to wear a tight outfit
I’ll wear it
If I want to show off my stomach
I’ll flaunt it
If I want to go eat
I’ll eat
If I want to be loud in public
I’ll be loud
If I want to pretend I’m someone I’m not
I’ll pretend and win an Oscar
The point is
I am my own person
I am my own entity
I am not my mother’s copy
Or anyone else’s
I am not society’s poster child
I have differences
In my opinions
In my thoughts
In my desires
In my values
And I own them
I was never meant to be anyone’s mirror
But my own
I will do what I want
Because I embrace who I am
And not care what others think
To a certain extent
Because I am my own person
Who wants to express what that is
Life is too short
To not do what you truly
Deep down inside
Want to do
Because the values you had before
That you adopted from other people
Were never truly yours
To begin with
So
What do you want
Who do want be be
Is it who you are right now
If not
Then what’s holding you back
Find out who you are
Be you want to be