Be Happy At It Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Whatever that is,
Making you feel good...
About you and who you are.
Keep doing that!
And be happy at it.

Do not strain your brain,
Listening to a multitude of opinions...
From those who prefer to see you change.
Or those who complain,
About how you are different.
And somehow you are not the same...
As you were twenty years ago,
When you were stuck with a given nickname.

Just be 'you'.
And be good at it too!

Some people seek approval,
Of every move made.
Even faking moods...
If another is not pleased,
With an attitude you've chosen...
They did not choose.

Whatever that is,
Making you feel good...
About you and who you are.
Keep doing that!
And be happy at it.

Refuse to be an addict to habits,
Others enforce...
Because their lives are full of static.
Erratic and nomadic.
And confused!

Just be 'you'.
And be good at it too!