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Haters Won't Stop


I am

I am a teenager

I am Mexican

I am discriminated, disrespected

I am hated

I don’t care

Fuck what they say

Their bullshit won't change

I am not defined by what others think

I am myself, not because of others, but because of me

Haters will hate, but I won’t allow them to get to me

Haters will hit, but I’ll block

I am discriminated, but that will not change me

I will change because I want to change

I will not satisfy others’ expectations, only my own

Fuck what they say

I will not be someone’s image

I am a son, a brother, a friend

I am helped, respected

I am loved

I will be myself because I want to be myself

I do not believe in perfection

But everyone’s perfect

I will not change for others

Neither should you

 
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Grant-Grey Porter Hawk Guda
<p>Powerful expression. Always let poetry fill your life.&nbsp;</p>

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