And always having on a fake smile can eventually lead to self-destruction

Now that you are able to take your mask off and reveal your bright brown eyes, filled with hope

That stage of your life, where you don’t know who you are is finally (hopefully) over

You don’t and shouldn’t need to worry about how you appear in other people’s eyes

Don’t allow your fear of judgment to contradict everything you wish to achieve in life

Have faith and confidence that your own true self is the only thing needed for your success

To believe in yourself is to be able to find the courage to be whoever it is you want

Be the person today that is better than who you were yesterday, and who tomorrows self will thank

Perfect does not exist in this world of imperfection, no matter what appears on the surface, you have to dig deeper

You need to be able to live and respect yourself for who you truly are, and then people will do the same

Can you really say that you are proud of the person you have shaped into?

Be caring towards yourself, and always put your best foot forward in anything you do

Good is an understatement for the type of person you should strive to be – now go find your word.

 

This poem was inspired by a quote that was shown in class from the novel East of Eden, ” And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” I took the approach of an acrostic poem, where you take each word from the quote and make those towards the beginning of each line in the poem. This style of poetry is really interesting and is great for when you have a lot to say about the context of the quote. I also really like how the beginning of each line creates a sentence and it can be really meaningful. Some challenges that can be faced while writing this type of poetry is not being able to generate a sentence that connects with the entirety of the original quote, but once you get over that, everything falls into place. The meaning of this poem is how people are constantly trying to please everyone around them, and that no one is truly able to be who they want without feeling judged or hated. I personally think that when we are able to overcome that fear and realize that everyone is equal and no one is above anyone else, then we will truly be living in a better and more accepting society.

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