Just Being You is the Right Thing By Sherri Council* You don’t have to be a star and receive media attention, you don’t have to record a song that creates a lot of tension, you don’t have to be a politician putting on airs of pretension. You don’t have to be rough to show that you are tough, you don’t have to go along with the crowd and you don’t have to be loud. You don’t have to hang with the group, afraid of being left out of the loop. You don’t have to be a king or queen Because just being you is the right thing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Sherri Council is a poet, author and volunteer with literacy programs to benefit disadvantaged youth. She also established the Poetic Tributes to Youth Program at her church