Escape

Thinly Veiled Message

Be you
You are beautiful
Don't change yourself

Messages told to me
On posters in classrooms
And on cheap home decor

But I don't want to be me
I want to change
And be something and someone else

These messages are everywhere
I see them all the time
But some people disagree

You need to change
The way you are is bad
Be something I approve of

But that is not how I am
And I don't know how to be that way
And I'm scared I never can

Society says so many things
I can't know what is right
Always so contradictory

Love yourself
You should hate yourself if you're like this
Accept everyone
Don't accept those who don't fit in
Stand out from the crowd
Standing out too much is unacceptable

I don't know what is right or wrong
All I know is that I must be perfect
I want to be something else

I don't want to be me
I want to be accepted
I want to fit in