do we always have to be
appreciated
do we have to depend on
approval
can't we alone find
ourselves
so that we don't have
to regret not being understood
'I don't understand you'
someone will say
and he will probably
never do!
then
you yourself
have to understand
that
no one can fully
understand us
and stop looking for yourself
in others
there you will only find
a reflection
and often not the best one
search for yourself
as not to destroy
your chances to be yourself
look for yourself
in relation to God
that's where you'll find the most
beautiful image
(transl. by Urszula Sledziewska)
Dorota Szumilas
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-yourself-23/
