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July 1, 2019

Acceptance

In common we all have this
We seek acceptance.
We want to be heard.
We want to be seen.
& yet, it seems
Innately, we aim to fit in
To be what others are
To do what others do.
Lately
It seems to me
We have been plagued with sameness
The world fooled by picture perfect moments
People looking the same
Doing the same. Acting the same .
Everyone so caught up
With everyone else
Living in a perpetual state of comparison
Trying to be someone else
Anyone else but themselves.
& the heights people go to
Clothes. Shoes. Botox. Photo-ops.
-the list goes on-
Lifestyles. Lies.
Counterfeit lives.
Targeted by marketers.
Millions & millions made by
Industries catering to insecurities
Forcefully enforcing external validation
& a search for acceptance
Outside of ourselves.
How did this come to be ?
Is everyone living in their own world?
Are we not showing up
For our young? For our loved ones ?
In a world that says
YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Why aren’t we shouting otherwise ?!
Why aren’t we promoting
INDIVIDUALITY?
Why aren’t we developing ourselves
& building one another up
Instead of moulding ourselves into something we are not meant to be ?
Why do we tear others apart
For being who they are?
Why aren’t we saying
“Own up to who you are
Don’t hide. Don’t pretend .
Be you. Be true.”
Why are we afraid ?!
What are we afraid of ?
Don’t you know ?
Hasn’t anybody told you ?
Until you think you are
Feel that you are
Believe that you are
& live knowing that you are
Good enough
It doesn’t matter how anyone sees you.
You won’t believe them
If your mind says otherwise .
Plot twist . Guess what?
No one’s acceptance
Matters but your own
For when the curtains close
You can’t hide. You can’t run.
You are all alone .
& all that matters is
How you see you.

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