While watching our grand daughters play today running without a care

They did whatever came to mind not caring if others stopped and stared

Young children live life so free with no worry what others say or think

They just want to have fun willing to accept others at once without even a blink

Then something happens and our lives all of a sudden they do drastically change

Our priorities and self respect it starts to drastically get rearranged

We look in the mirror and wonder what our friends may think of how we did our hair

Will they like the outfit that we chose or will they just stop and glare

Or to even total strangers on the street, OH DEAR what will they say

Life to some becomes obsessed with opinions of others to the point it controls their day

This is terrible that emotions and opinions of others control whether you’re happy or you’re sad

If you just let go and forget what others think you may find those jeans or your hair style really ain’t that bad

From My World to Yours,
Bob Baker