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Self-Proclaimed

Wreak havoc,
On the institution 
That tells you, you need them

Let them know,
You will be yourself,
Regardless of who you depend on

Declare yourself,
A beauty, a genius,
A protege, a star
Without their official recognition

Don't count on going far,
Without the authority's name,
Emblazoned across your chest

Know that you can do it,
With perseverance,
If you proclaim that you can

-Poem Fanatic


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  1. Nice. I like the be yourself regardless message. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I'm really fond of your first stanza. Must be the rebel.in me speaking.

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    1. I think there's a rebel in all of us telling us to use that first stanza somehow in our lives (I'm not saying we should or shouldn't, just expressing myself)!

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