To think for myself some days seems hard enough
To try to predict what others might say is tough
Most of us growing up have heard variations
Of “what would people say”- the contemplation
Of this question is important before making a move
I don’t know why the world needs to approve
Of every step that you decide to take
Why should people who have no stake
In your business have an opinion anyway
And if they do, why do you have to listen to it anyway?
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The part that I find most hilarious here
Is that it’s not even what people say but the fear
Of what they might say that seems to drive
The behavior of people, lets the practice of judging thrive
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As I said, some days thinking for myself hurts my brain
To imagine someone else’s thoughts would cause further pain
Most of the time I am too self-absorbed actually
To pay attention to other folks in my vicinity
I wonder if this is true for others too
They probably ignore what I do
Why should I think of what they would think
When their interest in me might disappear in a blink
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Let people say what they want to say
I am headed off on my merry way!
Passion...unbridled 