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Self Acceptance

You don’t need to try so hard.

You can wear the clothes you want.

Do whatever you please,

Express yourself the way you know how.

You can wear those heels

Just because you love them.

Your true friends will accept you

And all your little quirks.

It’s time to let it go,

Let go of all your fears of judgement.

Stop caring what people think of you,

It’s none of your business anyways.

You are who are for a reason.

You’re crazy, eclectic,

A miss independent and a little rebellious.

You like to defy the norms of society

So why aren’t you doing it?

Let go of all those rules and make your own.

You’ve always stood for the outcasts,

Paving your own path,

Cutting the trees blocking your way.

Why care now about fitting in

When you’re a shining gem?

You were born to lead, to conquer.

This is your destiny, you’ve always worn

Your individuality just like a badge.

Don’t become submissive,

Stop looking for approval,

You won’t find it anywhere

But inside of yourself.

It’s the self-acceptance that comes first,

There’s no better friend than you.

Go on, look in the mirror.

Remember, you better like who you are,

That is the person you’ll be stuck with

For the rest of your life.

Enjoy all the strangeness,

All the weird parts of your personality.

There’s no refunds, no exchanges.

You are who you are and that

Is perfection; no matter what anyone says.

Accept who you are now,

Accept all the growth to come.

You can accomplish even your

Wildest dreams, those shooting stars.

It’s time to just be,

Time to stop leaning on societies

Ideals and march on out

With head held up high.

Self acceptance is all you need.

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Written by
michelle-brunet
27 / Gender Nonconforming / Canadian
Published
Sep 3, 2014
Lines·Words
50·294
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© Michelle Brunet 2014

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