We are taught all our lives that there are norms.
Ways to behave and how to perform
We’re punished if we color outside of the lines
cinching our spirits to fit the confines
removing authenticity, forcing conformity
but we’ve done a disservice in all its enormity
Take exception from those “laws”
Run around naked with all your flaws
Be who you are without any doubts
Experience the joy! Scream and shout!
You’re validly beautiful when you’re true to yourself
You weren’t made to be perfect, stored on a shelf.
You were meant to experience life at full throttle
To demonstrate to others, to be a role model
Life is too precious to indulge what society thinks
Be the exception to the world, not a lip-sync
Mare Martell 