Be Yourself Poem by Seth Yuhi Musinga

The thing that is really hard,
and really amazing,
is giving up on being
perfect and beginning the work
of becoming yourself.

Try to realize,
the road to accomplishment,
and you'll seek but never find,
but brightness your own route,
and the boulevard to achievement,
will track right behind.

You're an unique,
an individual,
a chef-d'oeuvre.
Rejoice!
Don't let your individuality make you wary.
Don't be somebody other than the wonder you are.
If God had wanted you otherwise,
He would have shaped you otherwise.

When you follow your ecstasy…
Entrances will open
where you would not have thought there would be doors;
and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else.
Don't compromise yourself.
You're all you've got.

Seth Yuhi Musinga