Found and Lost

Stop it. Trying to please

everyone will not help.

For every word of praise,

you will lose a part 

of your soul. 

The presents, the gifts.

They are not a sign 

of love. They are proof

of ownership.

If they did you a favor,

that means you must 

be grateful and do

what they say.

Nothing is free.

The inside and the outside.

There's nothing left 

that's yours. No thoughts

that are your own.

Stop it. Don't always comply.

Stand up for yourself. Rebel.

Be selfish and dream.

Have a strong goal

in mind and not just a means

to an end-escape.

Maybe then there'd be hope

and you won't become

the listless creature I am now.