do not be

may.3.2001

Do not laugh,
If you want to cry.
Do not talk,
If it is a lie.

Do not say,
What they want to hear,
Do not stay,
If you're filled with fear.

Do not lose,
If you want to win.
Do not hurt,
And then heal again.

Do not feel,
What is not there.
Do not hold,
When you don't care.

Do not bleed,
Then shake it off.
Do not care,
If you that they scoff.

Do not be,
What you know you are not.
It's too late,
Who you are, you've forgot.