I Am Me

 

I Am Me

When I was little, we were asked what we wanted to be when we grow up

And while my friends were busy shouting, Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, I said “I want to be a business tycoon when I grow up”

My teacher looked at me disappointed for giving such a horrible answer

This made me feel as though I had announced of having cancer

I lowered my head in shame, to avoid the pitiful glares of my fellow classmate

But then my best friend said to me in game “you are insane in a good way mate”

He said “do not let them decide the future for you”

“Rather, make them see good being unique is for your”

I lifted up my head from where I had hidden my face in shame

And swore that no man would make me feel this shame again.

I am me!

Of course I am me!

I am not the always top of the class at the end of the year but, I am me

I am not the guy with the deepest of pockets but I am me

I am not the most “successful” of all, but I am me

Am not the alpha neither am I the omega but I am me

I am the inspiration, the inspiration, the definition the combination of everything in me

I ain’t no God, but I am me!

When I see how the society make people change from who they really are to what the society wants them to be,

It makes me feel as though I have been stung by a bee.

If only they know how unique they are, I say to myself

They would be much better, happier and true to thyself.

I am me!

I am not ready let the society make decisions for me, co I am me

The society should let me learn how to do things and succeed in my own way and on my own terms cos I am me

I am not going make adjustments so that the society would be happy, the society should make adjustments cos I am me

They should allow me to spread my wings and fly beyond the sky cos the sky can’t be my limit,

I am me!

I see many youths everyday trying really hard to fit in and be like others

Never do they know that no matter what, they are still in order

The life we live is not for any one or everyone but for ourselves

So then why try to change me so that others can be happy with themselves

 

I am me!

I am the gardener, the chef and the housekeeper of my destiny

So no one can deny me of what is mine, it can only be delayed like alchemy

I live in a country where the youths are just a means to an end, they are just for statistical purposes

The power of these youths are not harnessed, hence their purposes in life are left to repose

I am me!

I look up and down the market area and schools and I see the youths struggling hard to make sure they eat

While they sometimes can’t even afford to make ends meet

Then come the politicians, wallowing in money and power, refusing to pay even the poorest of hard workers

Just makes me want to give them a hard knock with my boot lockers.

I am me!

I yearn to see the day the youth of my country would be liberated and I’ll oversee that

Even though lots of sacrifices would have to be made to make sure we get to achieve that.

I don’t even know where I am going with this but I know that I am getting there and that one day I’ll surely be there

One day the youths of my generation would stand up and make things right in this my lovely country, thereby making it a better place for our coming generation.

I am me and there is no one I’ll rather be!

Peace.