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You can, But...

By:Sage Winters

You can teach me something new,
     And I�ll always remember
You can challenge my thinking,
     And I�ll thank you for it,
You can try to lead me,
     But I won�t always follow,
You can lie to my face,
      But I don�t have to believe,
You can try to convince me,
      But I�m the one who has to change my mind,
You can judge me by the color of my skin,
      But you�ll never see my soul,
You can judge me by my social status,
      But you�ll never know my past,
You can poke fun of my heritage,
      But I�ll still be proud of it,
You can stereotype my appearance,
      But you can�t see me for who I really am,
You can call me on my weaknesses,
      But you can�t see my strengths,
You can say that I�m different,
      But I�ll say I�m unique,
You can question my motives,
      But I have my goals,
You can say that I�m a loner,
      But I�ll say that I like solitude,
You can say that I�m secretive,
      But I�ll tell you to bury the past,
You can call me quiet,
      But I like to observe,
You can call me loud,
      But I like to take part,
You can say that I�m cheesy,
      But I like to have fun,
You can say that I�m strange,
      But I keep things interesting,
You can say that I�m a trouble maker,
      But I�ll say that I like to challenge your mind,
You can say that I�m blunt,
      But I�ll say that I�m honest,
You can say that I�m difficult,
      But I won�t agree,
You can say that I�m sassy,
      But I�ll say that I speak my mind,
You can say tell me I�m stubborn,
      But I just know what I want,
You can call me a prude,
      But I�ll tell you that I have self respect,
You can say that I�m old fashioned,
      But I�ll say that I�m conservative,
You can call me a rebel,
      But I�ll say I�m liberal,
You can say I�ve gone wild,
      But I�ll say that I�m living my life,
You can call me a sinner,
      But my God still loves me,
You can criticize my character,
      But I�m not the one judging,
You can call me names,
      But I will just turn my back,
You can talk about me behind my back,
      But I can hear, so I don�t care,
You can start a rumor about me,
      But I know there�s no honesty in it,
You can attempt to damage my ego,
      But you can never break my spirit,
You can attempt to change me,
      �But I know who I am.

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