You Do You

I am who I am, I do what I do

'You do you',
that's what you
say to me,
just to be who I am,
myself to set me free.
It’s just about me, and
what I can do,
it's just about me, but
at times I need you too.

Moment by moment,
it's not the time, but
the journey long, and
this distance mine.
To do what feels right
in my philosophy,
little by little daily,
the things that I achieve.
We're all different,
move a different pace,
individual paths on
this journey we trace.

The way I do and
daily routines,
these things are
the world of me
You do you
to see a better day
be who you are,
your individual way.

'If I don't do it,
I don't do it, and
if you do it, means
I still don't do it.'

I love my family
and my friends,
a loving circle
that never ends.
You do you,
ends I cannot see,
to be the person
I have come to be.

'No-one knows you like you',
another thing you say,
help isn’t always helpful
in my philosophy,
it's me, it's today,
things of meaning to me.
Sometimes I just need space,
a knowing for you
to find your place.
Not to shun,
not to deny, but
they need to see
life from my side.
I know it takes longer,
routines take time, but
understand this simple
plea of mine.

And what of the future
what's comfortable for me,
away with experiments of
what I could be.
And yet, those experiments
have lead me here, through
days and years.

As independently as
I choose to do,
I do realise
sometimes I need
their help too.
These things you've
helped me see,
this time, this life,
it's all down to me.

You Do You,
a creed to keep,
along this journey
that I sneak.
It's only about me, in
struggles moment,
we're all individual
in tracks unknown.

I am who I am,
do what I do
because I'm ME.


r.m.