Fighting Anonymity

Often times I tend to find That all the times we fight and fight To be an individual Or even feel that we have pull To say in how we want to be We’re fighting anonymity The daily struggle Pull and push Against the trends And expectations It makes me wonder if we’ve taken Care of all we really thought Or just ideas that we’ve bought When did it become a thing To lose, devalue, even ignore Our daily trek’s become a bore Where is the spice The want to be great That we had when we were eight The dreams, wishes and fantasies Have manifested only in our dreams Each person wants to have their own Style and identity With which they’re born But somehow daily wants and needs From school to work to surviving the teens Require us to shallowly conform And lose our spark Our drive, our charm It’s almost like we each have donned A uniform for all to wear Of makeup, shoes, outfits and hair That only are acceptable But that’s not as far as it can go It seeps into our wants and dreams With high school, college, family Why aren’t we being what we want to be? Keeping up with the Joneses Has backed us into the wall We go to class, we work, pay bills And all the time The daily grind Loses all the spark and thrills Why can’t we focus on our quirks And embrace our inner “geeks” and “nerds” If doing what I want to do And being who I want to be Means being laughed at Receiving smirks Then so be it, I quit these jerks I’ll go on to be myself An amazing nurse who loves to help I’ll find my niche, my special quirk. Sticking out like a sore thumb Is not always a bad thing, So don’t be ashamed, It’s a badge to be won. For when you stick out, with ideas or voices You’re harder to ignore, including your vices And when you stand up for what you believe in You’ll use all your courage and finally win So let’s all show them how you being you Embracing uniqueness and following your passion Creates a bond we all can cash in. Being one for all and all for one Means building up not tearing down, Clapping and cheering and never demeaning The hard work and passions that benefit us all.