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Break The Rules

Change Is Coming

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Break The Rules
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Let's break the rules...let's break em' good.

I'm sick of following fools, doing what they say I should.

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What's it to you? Why do you care?

You sit there on your self-made pedestal,

throwing stones from your armchair.

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You think you know, you don't have a clue,

not everyone does what they do,

to please the likes of you...

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They say - if you're gonna do something,

then baby, do it right.

Break the rules beautifully and deliberately, and for god's sake, with all your might.

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Otherwise, you should just stay home, keepin' up the status quo.

You may change the way you're living or the outcome,

yeah, who knows?

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All I know, is that tomorrow, should be better than today.

Repeating what you're doing,

doesn't change a god damned thing.

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So, stand out, up on the roof-tops,

shout out the song you sing.

Show them exactly who you are,

and the game that you can bring.

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Change your life or don't, I can't change your thing for you.

I'm just saying that I've tried to live my life for others, that's all through.

It's time I took the power back and changed a thing or two,

if taking care of others means, you got no time for you.

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So, let's break the rules,

let's break em' good.

Come on and make a choice.

Get to livin' a life worth livin',

otherwise, it's only noise.

inspirational

About the Creator

Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    I sang this as a song in my head

  • Whoaaa, way to make our blood rush! So inspirational!

  • As a man of the cloth, I say, "Preach it, sister!" Most of the rules that confine & restrict (rather than keep safe) or forbid were made by folks who didn't know any better, including those that are held up as religious &/or divinely inspired. Break out from Romans 1 & read Romans 2 for a change (where Paul makes his point in the pericope).

  • Test3 years ago

    Great, Kelli! Change never comes without breaking the rules. Well done. 👍Pernoste

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Kelli, this is motivational to the highest degree!!! Loved it!!!

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