Find Yourself

Be confident, be strong, be unique!

         Be confident
                   Be strong
                             Be unique

Strength and confidence are insulated thermals against social expectations.
There's nothing in this world that can compare.

         No Fashion
                   No Trend
                             No Drug

Materialistic things and artificial substances can only distract
from the pure, raw beauty of life and
from the real you underneath.
Do not sacrifice yourself to the dogma
that lies hidden under a false persona.
Be true to yourself-- nothing is too cliche'
when it speaks a timeless, universal truth.
Do not take your lead from others'
no matter their intention-- you must:

         Find your path
                   Find peace and joy
                             Find yourself!

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Prompt: Know thyself ▶︎

Include: Sacrifice, thermal
Forbidden: Know, who, what, where, why
20 lines min. Free Verse