No matter what you do,
or what you choose.
you cant change what I do,
or who I choose.
I've decided, I have chosen,
a life where I live my way.
A life where I live in my bounds,
because I decided to break your chains,
your chains of hate and deceit.
I broke your chains of popularity and cliques.
This is my personal revenge,
But I say these words in love.
In a love that only desires,
to release you from your chains.
My smile has destroyed your lies,
my continued happiness is my proof.
By being an individual I may have suffered,
but I have suffered to gain freedom,
and that is all that truly matters.
Go ahead and hate me if you wish.
But if you wish to hate me,
then I beg of you, hate me for me,
not for how others portray me.
Either way, love, or hate.
I refuse to surrendur my last great fortress.
I refuse to give up that which keeps me going.
my individuality.
Author notes
straight from the heart yo....
A contest entry
- A CALL TO WRITE FOR ALL WILLING TO ANSWER!!! by Artistic-Soul.
475 points, ended November 9, 2007, 16 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
hope you like it pls use constructive critism
Comments
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9pts...
Thank you DarkWind for this contribution to The Poetic Bandits reading list, and congratulations on the HM
~Lilac
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We should feel free to be ourselves, regardless of what others think of us, that is what being true to yourself is all about. great write!
Love & light
Debbera
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Ahh... I remembered this poem from the Hood-Winking
... it still has the power to effect me - which is an amazing thing for a poem to be able to do consistently beautiful
Keep writing
Polly -
This is the only way to lie, if only more of us could take a leaf from your book and just be us... well done on a great piece
Karen
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lovely sentiments. such a strong message but it seemed to be in such a quite tone. I really loved it.
Good Write and God Bless
The Poet of Dreams
Ben B. -
Alright!!!! I agree with
you on these thoughts. Love
yourself and screw what
others think. They'll either
love you or hate you either
way, so it's better just to
be you. You'll please yourself
before you can ever satisfy the
world. Big difference.
Thanks for sharing these
motivating words.
Keep penning
~The Inc."
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Very heartfelt these lines you have penned here. Easy to read and understand your sentiments that you have expressed so well. Keep writing. Way to go getting an HM too.
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Here Here.Well put.
A brave sentiment in the current sheep state.
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Hoodwinked!
I remember very clearly what it felt like when I was in my teens and trying so hard to keep my own individuality. Sometimes it seemed like everyone in the whole world was against me in some way, trying to pin me down and keep me from being who I was...or else they thought I was stupid for making the choices I did. This brought so much of that back for me in a rush! Great job in penning something straight from your heart, and that I think a lot of people could relate to. Congrats on your trophy!
I hope you've enjoyed your "hoodwink" day...
Best wishes,
~J.
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thank you, that was the point that I refuse to let others decide who I am, and I have truly enjoyed being Hood Winked It has shown me that people in my group truly care about the others there and here on this site. I am prouder than ever to call myself a poetic bandit.
May the stars Light your path.
DW
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Hood-Winked!
This is a wonderful poem... you have a way of ending poems that leaves the reader with something to think about... you seem to be a strong person... and I'm sure your other writes will be just as wonderful... congratulations on the trophy
Keep writing
Polly -
from the heart indeed and i like it the cliche is apparent but acceptable if not well presented
i think you need to change the period at the end of the 2nd to last line into a comma (random observation)
it is a true statement that we should rejoice in our own idividuality so kudos for that
the poem almost wound in and out of focus in a way and i sorta liked that it came across as half rant half brilliance and one fourth absolute blather
and interesting concoction to be sure but a marvelous one in this case
well done
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thanx
i thought you might like it...i kinda did go on a rant huh? oh well i was a little tired.
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Awesome!!!!
OMG I really think that if everyone thought like this "Go ahead and hate me if you wish.
But if you wish to hate me,
then I beg of you, hate me for me,
not for how others portray me." How much more truthful and right can you get...because when people hate you most of the time it's because of "he said, she said bullshit" Great write can't wait to read more. -
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wow
I didnt think i would get feed back this soon...thanx though...yeah thats kinda how i feel and i have finally decided to live how i want to...screw everyone else so thanx so much for the comment.
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