Choose Yourself

Choose yourself Because everyone else has already chosen Choose yourself no Don't be cynical Don't cheat yourself Stay and be sweet to yourself Choose you And all the bits you know of Not just the bits you show off Come true for the broken bits The soft-spoken bits The dodgy bits that have a whiff Grab a mop with your grubby mitts and lift And if you must choose only one bit Choose the kind And if it must be one genre Choose grime And if there is no love in the law Choose crime And if in doubt on where to stand on the line Choose the free Palestine Choose yourself you precious metal Put your hands on your hips Like you are holding a prize trophy Choose a joy that is mad at the time it is in A joy that dances like it's on a mission A joy with nothing to sell you No commercial value A joy that cannot be replicated by machines Choose yourself over any brand Choose yourself over any company Choose yourself over any government Choose yourself over any system Choose crying, it's good for you Choose your pronouns Why are there seven if you can't have options Choose anger, but have common sense Choose a balanced diet, eat the rich Choose yourself and each other Look the face of a loved one And wade in your wonder And with the ones who choose not to choose you Do not worry yourself Do not bend to fascism There are others There are cats, choose a cat Choose yourself Choose love, choose hate Choose right, choose wrong Whatever you choose The path will be hard It'll always be hard Choose your heart Play your cards my G But take it from me Make any choice boldly You must first choose yourself