AM I TRUE TO MYSELF
I want to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know
I want to be able as the days go by
always to look myself straight in the eyes
I don’t want to stall with the setting
sun
And hate myself for the things i have
done-
I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf-
and cozen myself as i come and go
Into thinking that no one else know- the
kind of man i really am
I don’t want to dress up myself in
ignominy
I don’t want to deserve all men's
admiration
But here's the struggle for fame and puf
I want to be able to like myself
I don’t want to look at myself and know
That I’m bluster and bluff and empty
show
I can never hide myself from me
I see what others may never see
I know what others may never know
I can never fool myself and say
Whatever happens i want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.

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