Being Me

Do you know where you stand?

Not physically

Not where your feet touch the ground

But where your heart lies

For me,

acting on my heart

is difficult

Can you notice when I'm being me?

Can you notice when I'm being everyone else?

Do you notice when my friends make jokes about others

that I laugh with them

but it never reaches my eyes?

Or that whenever I drink vodka mixed with dutch bros

with my classmates, my heart starts to pound

because to me it feels wrong?

They say be yourself

but how can you do that

when you just want to fit in

to feel accepted

Being me

Was a hard thing to do

I had to work, to get myself

To being a hundred percent me

Listen to your heart

Be brave

Keep your head high

Be you and nothing else