How wish you could see me now!

Oh how I wished they could see me now

But I wonder what they would say

For all the names they called me

Left an indelible impression on me

They mocked me and teased 

And called me all sort of names

About the way I walked

About the way I talked

About the way I behaved

They even said I had tongue like a woman

That left me hurt instead

Especially when you aren’t picked to read

At your own communion 

Because you have a speech problem

Sometimes you just wanted hide

Block your ears and shut your eyes

The taunting you couldn’t take more

You wish it all would end

But i am glad I braved through it all

Otherwise I wouldn’t be able 

To stand proud an tall

Cause the boy you made fun of

Is now a handsome strapping man

And though I may not be rich

Or even married with kids

I am happy to be who I am 

Even I am almost 42 years 

There’s so much I’ve achieved

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg 

There’s no telling what I can achieve

I got health and decent look

Someone to love me

I know that I am the better man

To the ones who’ve overlooked me

How I you could see me right now

And how happy I can be 

But then it would be burn you heart

And make you jealous of me!

Let me be ME

To a society that forces me to conform

To what it deems normal, to it’s norms

I ask what is normal?

My normal may not be it’s normal

So does that makes me abnormal?

If I could dare to question it

I could dare to challenge these norms

Cause what may be normal to me

May not be normal to you 

So why don’t you let me be me

In a society that bullies you 

That tries to beat you into submission 

Just so that you follow its set rule

That refuses to accept

That refuses to tolerate

Why don’t you see me

For who I am 

Rather than what I am

Why don’t you let me be me

In a society filled with social butterflies

Where everything is pout and click

Smile and click, post for all to see 

To garner likes and a following

It is truly brave to give a glimpse 

Of who you truly are, the real you

Not the one you see in those post

The one you keep hidden away 

Cause you’re afraid to be truly seen

Not what you want society to see

Why can’t I be me

Why don’t you let me be

What are you truly afraid of

If I may ask myself

It takes guts to be yourself

So why can’t I be myself

I may be broken, I may be imperfect

But I am imperfectly perfect

I am unique, I am different 

This is who I am

This is what makes me standout from the rest

It takes a lot to show me 

I takes a lot to know me

So why don’t you let me be me

You try to break me with your words

You may try to cut me with your knives

Try to bring me down, try to destroy me

Try to wound me, and leave me to bleed

No matter what you may try

You will never break me

Though my body may breakdown

My spirit soars high

So whether you accept me or not

I may not conform to your norms

Cause I will always be me

Cause it take a lot to be me