I refuse to be everyone's cup of tea
---why should I? I have a name,
I am my own person, and in life,
not all tastebuds are built the same.

As I have my favorite songs,
I understand that others have theirs too;
But that doesn't grant anyone the license
to belittle others and judge their tune.

People are fault-finders by nature,
some going as far as picking completely
---bit by bit, bone by bone, as if
being an examiner wins them a trophy.

I refuse to live a life caged by the norms,
to be feasted upon by hypocrites alike;
I would rather spend my years doing me,
and the little things that keep me alive.

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