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I Am Myself

January 31, 2011
By lost_in_dreams213 PLATINUM, Holcomb, Mississippi
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lost_in_dreams213 PLATINUM, Holcomb, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
Never stop dreaming, because in dreaming, we never stop living. ~ Kellan Lutz<br /> <br /> God doesn&#039;t make a &quot;no-good&quot; anything. ~ from the movie Forever Strong

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I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be her
I don't wanna be him
I just wanna be... Me 

Just for one day
I want to be able
To be myself
Not someone else

I'm compared to everyone else
When all I want to be is me
I'm not like you
I am me

Can't you see
That I am myself
That I'm not a barbie doll
I won't be anyone else

Can't you see
That I'm begging you
On my knees
To please let me be me

I don't wanna be you
Thinking that you're perfect
I don't wanna be her
Trying to be someone else

I don't wanna be him
Just trying to impress
I just wanna be me
Cause that's all I can be

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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I was tired of everyone comparing me to everyone else
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