Who I am Not

I am not what others want me to be.

I am not the carefully formulated manipulation of others.

My life line is not based on the judgmental nature of others.

I shall not faint.

I shall not die.

I am not what others want me to be.

My life refutes against others'.

My heart beats not on the account of whether a person will or will not like me.

I am not solely the perception of others.

I am His

and He is me.

Myself does not reside behind the shadows of meaningless talk.

My gift does not make me others'.

My legs do not strut down the uneven paths of those who can't quite get it together.

My voice does not make up the pitch of others.

My fine-tuned chords are meant for me.

I will not dance only because another decided to beat his drum.

The thud of my own drum will suffice

and the move of my feet will be on my own terms.

I am not what others want me to be.

I am courageously me.