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