I'd rather...

I'd rather ...

Never feel insulted by anyone or anything.

And never feel irritated by anyone or anything.

I'd rather feel unbothered by it all.

And make every day the best day of my life.

I'd rather ...

Laugh and come.

And be chill and blissed out.

And be excited by life.

And never fear life or people or the passage of time.

Or who I really am or who I want to be.

I'd rather love me and everyone and everything.

And tell the truth.

And embrace every human experience.

And ignore the noise of hypocrites and bigots and willfully ignorant know-it-alls who throw stones from glass houses.

I'd rather be me than them.

And not worry about money or health or the news or the opinions of others.

I'd rather be free and fearless and carefree.

And so I choose who I'd rather be.

If I falter, it won't be from a lack of trying to be who I'd rather be.

Which is me.

All the time.

In all the ways that I am me.

And not the me who others want me to be.