Approval Not Needed

I am not the bad guy
No matter how much you try to believe it
I followed instinct
As my heart does not control my head
I am myself
As much as anyone else will be
Life has taught me to go with the flow
Even if it flows in the wrong direction
I am not the bad guy
And you know this to be true
Respect is win or lose
Sometimes we accept life
And move on
Outrageous confrontations
Are not expected when friendship
Is of length
I would never rule anyone’s life
By telling them what they can and cannot do
We are all human
We do what we want
We do it because we want to be happy
I am not a bad guy
I’m nice
I’m kind
And gentle
And you made me a monster
I respect my friends
But I do not respect their behaviour
I have treaded lightly
Across the glassy surfaces of their ego’s
I’ve listen to their needs and forgot my own
I’ve been selfless to myself
And it’s got me nowhere
And got me to be alone
To have friends is one thing
To have someone special is another
I’ve never had someone special
So if I’m self-centred to put someone else’s needs before me
Then how will I ever be happy?