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"Accept Me How I Am”
by Sarah
March 7, 2010

I want to be me
Only me, the only person I can be
I can be your best friend or your worst enemy
I suggest you choose wisely
I am random, a flirt, and I dance around in my underwear
Do I think you can handle me?
Not really, but you are welcome to try
I am insecure, hard to understand, and sometimes I break down
If you can’t handle me at my worst
Then I can guarantee that you don’t deserve my best
I have to die when it’s my time
Please let me live my life the way I want to
I’m not perfect nor do I claim to be
So make sure your hands are clean
Before you point that finger at me
Also I don’t have an attitude problem
I just have a personality that drives you insane
I am the fruit loop in the world of cheerios
My friends are my life
My enemies don’t matter
I’m going to live my life to its fullest
Laugh at the confusion, and enjoy the good times
I will not let the opinions of others
Break, shake, or make me
Because this is my own life
This is me, like it or not
Take it or leave it

-please critic, no matter what u say i will absolutely love u for just giving me feedback-

I love the defiance you show to others who want to shape you. (So to speak)
The poem truly has a good message, but changing some words to make it stronger would make this poem at the best.

Like when you said: "Also, I don't have an attitude problem."
I would take out the "Also." It slows down the poem.
"Then I can guarantee that you don't deserve my best."
Take out the "can"

You know what? I just read the poem upside down.
(So just flip it like having the Take it or Leave it part at the top then continue in the regular fashion.) And it sounds really cool.