self esteem
how we see ourselves
how we are defined
we have a choice it seems
as to who defines us
Mostly I allow myself to be defined
by those around me
I listen to the voices
oh do I listen to the voices
you are smart
you are an idiot
you are talented
you are really not very good at what you do
you are kind
you are negligent
you are handsome, or not
you are a good person
you are not
so bit by bit
opinion by opinion
voice by voice
we are domesticated
modified
and we try to pretend to be what we are not
and we are not happy
it doesn't work
to dance someone else's dance
we try to please everyone
but we cannot please ourselves
no wonder Jesus suggested we be more
like children
who are freer and wilder
who spin and dance with abandon
who skip and hope
laugh and
giggle
whose attention in is the moment
who are comfortable
in their own skin
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