How much does it cost to explore your own thoughts?
To find your own style or to teach what you were taught
How much does it cost to form your own opinion?
To stray away from the army of Despicable Me minions
How much does it cost to find and depict the details?
As opposed to giving the media your mind and allowing them to derail
How much does it cost to live a life hypocritical?
Not very analytical but far more political
Living a life of stagnation, being influenced by men in black tuxes
Who have power because of their assets and don't know what giving two f**ks is
And you know what sucks is... their control keeps you where 'stuck' is
Keeps in you in a mental state of emergency like a stop, drop, roll, and tuck is
The evil in this world wants you to stay subliminally conformative
To believe in what they say in order to keep you less informative
The evil in this world wants you to keep singing the blues
To be depressed every time you see something sad pop up on the news
The evil in this world wants you to believe in their critiques
To think that you are not worth it and that you are less unique
The evil in this world will always remain powerless
If you don't allow it to knock you down; world trade tower-less
Only you can control your thoughts, your attitude, your actions
Only you can control your happiness, your energy, your reactions
Only you can control what you let in, what you birth, contraction
Only you can control what adds up and what you take away, subtraction
Unless otherwise noted, All content © Brittney Pressley, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
They'll Say
They'll say you don't have what it takes
They'll say you don't have the smarts
They'll say you don't have 'the look'
They'll say you don't have the heart
They'll say you don't have the talent
They'll say you don't have a plan
They'll say you don't have the grit
They'll say you won't have any fans
They'll say you don't have the technique
They'll say that you are not unique
They'll say that you need to perfect your craft
Just tell them to kiss the other cheek
Tell them to save their one-off critique
Well...don't respond rudely or misspeak
But who are "they" to determine your greatness?
You can't rate a masterpiece from a sneak peek
An expert was once a beginner
A saint was once a sinner
There is more to you than they can see
A bag full of groceries becomes a dinner
A loser can become a winner
If they are not afraid to fail
Build a door for an opportunity
Start your boat and adjust your sails
Then set your boat out to sail
Navigate carefully but not like a snail
Nurture your mind, body, and soul
You can't win a marathon if you are frail
All of the reviewers, naysayers, and critics
Are just people too
And they will depict, ridicule, and judge you
Because that's just what people do
But just know they are probably scared
Of all of the talent that you display
So much so, so much so that
They try to discourage you or wish it away
We were all destined to be great
But we all just have to believe it
Whatever we put our mind to
Brings the truth that we can achieve it
Unless otherwise noted, All content © Brittney Pressley, 2013
They'll say you don't have the smarts
They'll say you don't have 'the look'
They'll say you don't have the heart
They'll say you don't have the talent
They'll say you don't have a plan
They'll say you don't have the grit
They'll say you won't have any fans
They'll say you don't have the technique
They'll say that you are not unique
They'll say that you need to perfect your craft
Just tell them to kiss the other cheek
Tell them to save their one-off critique
Well...don't respond rudely or misspeak
But who are "they" to determine your greatness?
You can't rate a masterpiece from a sneak peek
An expert was once a beginner
A saint was once a sinner
There is more to you than they can see
A bag full of groceries becomes a dinner
A loser can become a winner
If they are not afraid to fail
Build a door for an opportunity
Start your boat and adjust your sails
Then set your boat out to sail
Navigate carefully but not like a snail
Nurture your mind, body, and soul
You can't win a marathon if you are frail
All of the reviewers, naysayers, and critics
Are just people too
And they will depict, ridicule, and judge you
Because that's just what people do
But just know they are probably scared
Of all of the talent that you display
So much so, so much so that
They try to discourage you or wish it away
We were all destined to be great
But we all just have to believe it
Whatever we put our mind to
Brings the truth that we can achieve it
Unless otherwise noted, All content © Brittney Pressley, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Don't Judge
Don't judge a book by its cover
Don't judge a person by their looks
Don't judge a dog by its bark
Don't judge a captain by its hook
Don't judge a beauty by its beast
Look for the beauty in the beast
Don't judge an apple by its tree
Don't judge God by the Priest
Don't judge a sandwich by the bread
Don't judge education by a degree
Do not judge someone's opinion
Just because you don't agree
Don't judge a house by its shutters
Don't judge a car by its rims
Don't judge coffee by its mug
Don't judge a chapter if you skim
Don't judge a judge by their gavel
Don't judge a fairy by their wand
Don't judge a lesson by the teacher
Don't judge a crime by its bond
Don't judge a person by their personality
Don't judge a personality because it's quirky
Don't judge an ocean because of its waves
Don't judge the water if it is murky
Don't judge a gift if you didn't bestow it
Do not judge this poem because I denoted
That you should never ever judge
And don't judge me because I wrote it
Don't judge grass if it is not green
Don't judge someone if they are mean
Don't judge, Don't judge
Unless the finger you point with is clean
Unless otherwise noted, All content © Brittney Pressley, 2013
Don't judge a person by their looks
Don't judge a dog by its bark
Don't judge a captain by its hook
Don't judge a beauty by its beast
Look for the beauty in the beast
Don't judge an apple by its tree
Don't judge God by the Priest
Don't judge a sandwich by the bread
Don't judge education by a degree
Do not judge someone's opinion
Just because you don't agree
Don't judge a house by its shutters
Don't judge a car by its rims
Don't judge coffee by its mug
Don't judge a chapter if you skim
Don't judge a judge by their gavel
Don't judge a fairy by their wand
Don't judge a lesson by the teacher
Don't judge a crime by its bond
Don't judge a person by their personality
Don't judge a personality because it's quirky
Don't judge an ocean because of its waves
Don't judge the water if it is murky
Don't judge a gift if you didn't bestow it
Do not judge this poem because I denoted
That you should never ever judge
And don't judge me because I wrote it
Don't judge grass if it is not green
Don't judge someone if they are mean
Don't judge, Don't judge
Unless the finger you point with is clean
Unless otherwise noted, All content © Brittney Pressley, 2013
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