I refuse

to be the person who does not know of Blake or Keats. To never be able to tell the difference between cassoulet and casserole. To be vegetable and to merely exist. To never try to do new things. To not do things differently. To not say what I think. To do something just to please others. To break promises. To wear pink lipstick. To wear mid calf black skirts. To never wear coloured shoes. To colour my hair so I have no roots (in different colour). To please for the sake of pleasing. To read a book even though I do not like it. To put up with stupidity. To insult people. To respect people with no reason to do so. To follow all the rules. To be afraid to be myself. To buy all the latest gadgets because everyone else has them. To do anything just because everyone else does so. To not travel. To stay as I am.