Be Yourself

• Emma De Waard, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2014

When you grow up you'll be strong,
but no-one is never wrong.
No-one's perfect everyday,
you'll always slip up in one way.
Everyone will make a mistake,
But there's always a different path to take.
Now I'm in my teens and I think I'm cool,
I don't bother bringing lunch to my school.
I swear everyday of my life,
and I never ever think more than twice.
I never do my work any day,
and I think it's not cool to go out and play.
Now I know all my regrets,
I realise that my career's wet.
I wish that I could go back in time,
So I can erase my awful crime.
That's why you should just be yourself,
Not worry about what you call wealth!