Be Yourself

Be yourself
Thats what they say
But they dont know me
They've never seen me

They dont know the truth
I'm really a girl
They see a boy
They've never seen me

Be yourself
Close friends say
They know its hard
They'll stick by me

Be yourself
The only way to live
Dont waste time
trying others ideals

Be yourself
That you must do
Find inner strengh
To be the girl you are

Be yourself
Ask no permission
If they care for you
They will care for you

Be yourself
Even if they mock you
Pick yourself up
And carry on

Be yourself
See the light
That pretty girl
Trapped inside

Be yourself
It wont be easy
When all that hurt
Comes flooding out

Be yourself
If you dont love yourself
No-one else will
And that is no life

Be yourself
You know you have to
Drive the darkness away
Find the will to live

Be yourself
Dont be a silly girl
Let your light show
Be the woman you are

Be yourself
Laugh! Cry! Scream!
Let it all out
Only then can you live

Be yourself
Twenty three years on
Let the girl be born
And let the past die

Be yourself
If you want to live
You'll be twenty four soon
You must live to see it

Be yourself
Who else are you?
Nobody
Get the point?

Be yourself
Love yourself
Live life
Love it

Be yourself
Dont take no stick
Dont let the others
Grind you down

Be yourself
A simple message
So easy to say
So hard to take on

March 1996

Poetry - Gender Stuff