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Don't Tell Me
Don’t tell me what to buy
where to shop
how much to spend.
Don’t tell me how to do my hair
how many highlights to get
what style to choose.
Don’t tell me what clothes to wear
which shirts are cute
that orange doesn’t flatter.
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or who is dumb
that he is gay.
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what dress size to be
how tall is too tall.
Don’t tell me how to be
popular, cool, pretty
awesome, liked
envied, loved
drooled
over,
normal,
funny, sweet,
beautiful,
sexy,
hot,
chased after,
FAKE!
Tell me how I can be
smart, nice, caring,
real, goofy, loved
(in a real way)
Intelligent,
Friendly,
unusual,
Unique,
kind,
ME!
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