Let Me Be

You may not like my being You may hate my appearance The way I dress up and the way I smile Don’t humiliate me, don’t insult me I am one of God’s image and creation Cannot please your standard of perfection. You and I may not see eye to eye You may not like what I believe in My faith, my values and point of view Please, don’t stifle me or reject me God has blessed us with many talents I don’t need your personal judgments. We may not be friends You may hate my background Where I come from and my history Why taunt me? Why bother me? I want to bring glory to God’s name Cannot dwell under your standard of shame. You may not cherish who I am But perish not yourself With your hatred and your prejudices Remember, God’s world is so vast for us to enjoy You are free to go your way And please let me go my way.