What’s needed for approval?
A stamp of approval?
A genuine nod?
Recognition of your work
Or just to fit in.
Approval is just a medal
And someone else's opinion
If not understood, approval won’t come
So what must we do to be approved?
Must we conform and change to their standards
If that’s so, everything will be the same
Why must we wait for someone’s appreciation
Their approval
Why must we change for approval
Is it for love or is it to be heard.
To show you mattered
Not just someone playing pretend
Should we wait for recognition
or should we go ahead embracing our imperfect selves
Approval is like a medal
A medal that will either be recognized through time
Or fill with dust in the near future.
Others want to be heard to be praised
To say they matter to say I made it, I won.
Does it always feel like winning
changing and changing who you are
For just a moment of recognition
your creativity like the wisp of dandelions will go in the breeze.
Approval is what us humans crave.
May it be gained through hard work or pain
A quiet moment that held your hard work for the world to see.
We’re imperfect so why do we need others approval
Is it to be seen, heard, or to be less lonely
To receive recognition
Approval can change one’s mind
It pushes one to break their limits or break themselves
One must be careful of one’s health.
To be seen as someone who’s on top
Maybe to not be invisible to others
Not to be compared to others
Or to make your parents proud,
Everyone has their reasons.
Many want to showcase their talents or skills
To the world, they’re just the ones before
Maybe once in a while, there’s someone spectacular
But how about those who don't make it
Will they thrive to be better or abandon the thing that bought them joy
Approval is what everyone wants
To be right
To dream to be one of a kind
Approval is what we all want
it can build you or destroy you.
To much pressure and pain
to be better at those who are better then you
Their stamp of approval means everything to you.
A stamp of approval?
A genuine nod?
Recognition of your work
Or just to fit in.
Approval is just a medal
And someone else's opinion
If not understood, approval won’t come
So what must we do to be approved?
Must we conform and change to their standards
If that’s so, everything will be the same
Why must we wait for someone’s appreciation
Their approval
Why must we change for approval
Is it for love or is it to be heard.
To show you mattered
Not just someone playing pretend
Should we wait for recognition
or should we go ahead embracing our imperfect selves
Approval is like a medal
A medal that will either be recognized through time
Or fill with dust in the near future.
Others want to be heard to be praised
To say they matter to say I made it, I won.
Does it always feel like winning
changing and changing who you are
For just a moment of recognition
your creativity like the wisp of dandelions will go in the breeze.
Approval is what us humans crave.
May it be gained through hard work or pain
A quiet moment that held your hard work for the world to see.
We’re imperfect so why do we need others approval
Is it to be seen, heard, or to be less lonely
To receive recognition
Approval can change one’s mind
It pushes one to break their limits or break themselves
One must be careful of one’s health.
To be seen as someone who’s on top
Maybe to not be invisible to others
Not to be compared to others
Or to make your parents proud,
Everyone has their reasons.
Many want to showcase their talents or skills
To the world, they’re just the ones before
Maybe once in a while, there’s someone spectacular
But how about those who don't make it
Will they thrive to be better or abandon the thing that bought them joy
Approval is what everyone wants
To be right
To dream to be one of a kind
Approval is what we all want
it can build you or destroy you.
To much pressure and pain
to be better at those who are better then you
Their stamp of approval means everything to you.
