Karen Baker — Incremental Stages

I Surrender

I’ve finally matured and lived life.
It isn’t all fun and games.
Life itself is stronger than I am.
I just can’t compete with it.
A lie can be hidden in the dark for a limited amount of time,
but eventually it comes into the light and the truth becomes known to all.
Learn to accept it.

I Surrender

I need to give the positive side of my life a chance and forget about all the negativity.
I never loved myself before, but now with time I’ve learned to love myself.
Many people judge others by their appearances, and I used to do the same.
Beauty comes from within, and your inner beauty should always be more beautiful than your outer beauty.
I used to have such low self-esteem; I guess it’s because I let society give me an image.
I let society give me my appearance.
When I didn’t fulfill my appearance I began to feel that I had no beauty in me.
Now I believe I’m beautiful both inside and out.
I’m not conceited I just have high self-esteem.
I’m giving this generation a new lifestyle.
You can be who you want to be; don’t let society control you.

I Surrender

Friends come and go, boys come and go.
I’ve come to my conclusion that I want to be an independent person.
I don’t want any friends, but most importantly I don’t need any friends.
With friends I’ve become less independent and I’ve gotten into more conflicts.
I’ve accepted too many things from people that I shouldn’t have accepted.
Some of my friends, I don’t really know if they’re friends or not.
I can’t trust anyone; especially not my friends.
The only person I can completely trust is God.
I can’t explain why I feel the way I do.
I guess it’s because I’ve been through more bad times than good times.

I Surrender

With prayer, love, effort and time I’ll make it in life.
I’m going to make it in this life; with or without help.
I have to make it.
I’m making a difference in my generation and in my life.
But everything I do, I do with love.

(c) 1999 by Karen Baker

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