There’s a notion about being solo,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That you cannot make it without losing it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others claim being alone is a sign of being toxic,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the notion is still in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People have lost themselves trying to please others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People have delayed their destinies while impressing friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People have despised their identity because of what others say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People have been broke and homeless inoder to leave a life that pleases others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What will they say about me if I show up with a cheap cloth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What will they say if I don’t apply designer perfume?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot tell them I don’t have any money to go to that party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for how long??? For how long will your life be locked by what people say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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