You say you want to save me <br />You’re so sure that you can help <br />Well it’s not the first time <br />Someone tried to make me someone else <br /> <br />You look at me and see something broken <br />Someone who just won’t fit the mold <br />It just drives you crazy <br />That I don’t do what I’m told <br /> <br />You think my life's a failure <br />Because I don’t have a lot <br />But I know that you aren’t happy <br />Always want more than you’ve got <br /> <br />I’m happy with my simple life <br />Don’t need your silver or your gold <br />It just drives you crazy <br />That I won’t sell my soul <br /> <br />I like myself just the way I am <br />Don’t need you to approve, <br />No, you’d strip away my layers <br />Til there was nothing left to remove <br /> <br />You say I’ve got to pull myself together <br />You think my life’s a mess <br />But I know that there’s more <br />Than just your definition of happiness <br /> <br />I’m not judging your opinion <br />Even though you can’t understand <br />I’m not broken just because I’m not you, <br />And I’m happy as I am.<br /><br />Lynda Remus<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-try-to-save-me/
