Learn to be okay
With people not knowing
Your side of the story
They will believe whatever
They want to
Regardless of your truth
Can’t you see
Your truth is really only
Your truth
You are the only one
Who knows what’s in your heart
Or in your head
It’s your experience alone
And others
Can never fully comprehend
What your experience has been
Just as you
Can never fully comprehend theirs
Stop trying to explain yourself
It’s a waist of energy
Just be yourself
Some will like you
Some won’t
That’s okay
Our purpose here
Is not to win a popularity contest
Our purpose is to be our best self
Not a carbon copy of someone else
Not a puppet
Allowing others to pull the strings
Not a docile
Go-along-with-the-crowd crony
Not a one-day-when goal seeker
Our purpose is to be
The best version
Of what we were created to be
Artist, writer, farmer, teacher, singer
Doctor, lawyer, architect, contractor
Realtor, laborer, driver, rancher
So many labels to choose from
Don’t accept any on them
They can never fully express
Who you are
A unique individual with
Independent thoughts and ideas
Find a way to be okay
With only you
Knowing the truth
About you
E.A. Fussell
07.28.2020
E. A. Fussell 