I'll get new genes.

Remember the day in school they taught us all about passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviors?  Sometimes I wonder if more rules and definitions are just going to make life not worth being awake for.  The line, "Just be yourself" gets thrown around alot, but if I were "Just myself" every time I interviewed for a job or didn't want to respond to or interact with my loved ones then I'm pretty sure "Just being myself" will have essentially failed me.  Lets face some hard facts.  You can be yourself.  But you will pay a price.  The real question is, "Am I worth the price?"  Sometimes you just have to do the acceptable thing IF you want a specific outcome, one that is only obtainable through a "Just don't let them see the real you and you'll be ok"  mindset.  This topic really could go anywhere, but I'm really only writing about the idea that in order to be happy with all outcomes you may have to be ready to, "Just change yourself" a little.  Imagine if a baby could just change themself....... that would be sweet.    
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I'LL GET NEW GENES

I can hide
But one of you will still find me.
Pull me up and what next?

Dirt turned muddy on a clear day.
It's either my blood
Or your piss.

Sneak attack.

Surprise.
You already know what happens next.

You have a gun.  You know how it works.
Defend yourself.

I can't.  It's not how I was raised.
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