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You Are Not
You Are Not
You are not your turbulent emotions
The tears that rage uncontrolled
Not the quivering of your tender lips
Or broken, bitter words that spill forth
Your heartbreaks do not define
The innocence of your hopes
They are the bricks that lay
The foundation of what you will become someday
You are the innate strength that rises
Over the ashes of many ruins
You are not the rosiness of your cheeks
The suppleness of your youth, the curve of your hips
A mute puppet in someone's hands
A native object of idle temptation
Servile to the needs of the world
You are more than your alluring grace
The beauty of your character
Your grit is your true power
You are the flame that burns
The woman that lives life on her terms
Not fragile glass or shattered dreams
Not false pride or inflated ego
Not compromises or sacrifices, or shallow prejudices
You have to blossom into a lovely flower
That doesn't wi
lt at every harsh breeze
Does not wither over every drizzle
Seasons change and the reasons change
The lessons are still the same
You are the calm that can weather every storm
If only you learn to believe
Let no one guide your choice
Shrug off the baggage of expectations
Fear of loneliness and scrutiny
You hold everything within you
Dare to choose, to walk alone
To value yourself above all else
You are not your flaws or mistakes
Not your errant waywardness
You are your wild, untamed hair
Unbridled laughter carried by the breeze
The firm, confident voice
That has risen above failures
Your shoulders are strong enough to bear
The reproofs of the world
Walk, stumble, pick yourself up
And march along to the tune of your heart
Your one life is not a compromise
On the altar of someone's beliefs
You were born free, wild, unique
Let nothing kill that spirit in your soul
