Smile to all the people

Let them see your cheer

Always show them the mask

That always hides your tears

You're not slim enough

Not tall enough

Not flawless

Not lovely

You'll never be good enough

Not near enough

Not brilliant

Not lively

Be better

Be cooler

Be more amazing than anyone else

These are words I've always known

Words I've always been told

Why can't I be me

Be free

Be who I choose to be?

I will not take it anymore

I will throw away the mask

I will toss it in the trash

I will rise up

Stand tall

Stand above it all

No one can bring me down

No one will watch me fall

Maybe I am who I want to be

I am me, after all