Don't Let The World Change You

Watercolor painting by P.Bactad

Don't let the world change you -

how your dreams breathe life to your soul, 

how beauty of simple joys fill your heart, 

how your smile has no traces of disbelief

Don't let the world change you - 

how tender and warm your heart is, 

how pure and genuine you love, 

how selflessly you always give

Don't let the world change you -
how you always see the good in people,
how wholeheartedly you trust, 

how strong your faith and hope in love is

Don't let the world change you -
even if it sometimes hurts, even if it seems unfair
because Mo. Teresa is right when she said,
It was never between you and the world anyway

Don't let the world change you -
be brave, be bold, be strong
you are beautiful, you are loved,
you are precious, you are worthy

Don't let the world change you -
not everyone will appreciate and value you,
so stay as you are, fight for it if you must
because someday, you won't have to

Don't let the world change you,
Don't let the world scream uncertainty,
Don't let the world take and break you