Trials Encased

Live your own version of reality
Find your way, not run with the pack.
It is better than the rabid hankerings
Of those who try to box you,
Squeeze you into an ill fitting hole.
Do not try to live up to others ideals
Their untenable rigid straight jacket.
Make some glorious mistakes
Even if you live with their shadows
At least you followed your own path

poem by Paul Brookes
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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