Some Hard Pills To Swallow

There are those who will disguise you    
for not falling for their lies  
There are those who will despise you    
and plan on your demise    
There are those who will not hear you    
for you’re not their ideal of wise    
and those who will divide you    
for in unity strength lies    
   
There are those who try to keep you    
and destroy your self belief    
and those who overload you    
while falsely offering relief    
there are those who build you    
to be what you are not    
and those who will deny you    
claim that they forgot    
   
There are those who say they know you    
while whispering amongst spies    
and ridicule you    
as they paint themselves as wise    
There are those who want to be you    
while trying to make you more like them    
and those who will never see you    
until they’re forced to look again    
   
There are few who really know you    
like you for all you are    
and one or two who will truly aid you    
to push beyond the stars    
But lots who to claim they made you    
say without them    
you would have never got this far    
as they drink away their failures    
‘till last orders at the bar    
    
You are the one that made you    
with some help    
there is little doubt    
So claim your own successes    
you don’t have to scream and shout    
Know your worth    
go get what you deserve    
look the world in the face    
and keep your nerve