settle.

You will be misunderstood, criticised, maligned, undermined, marginalised, ridiculed 

and you will eat lunch alone.

Still, you must never be afraid to be wonderful.

You'll find that it's easier to not stick your neck out, 

easier to nod your head, 

easier to hold your tongue 

and keep the peace..

It's easier to be the wallpaper in the war room, 

to be a non-confrontational shade of grey, 

to merge and flow with the traffic of other people's thoughts..

It's easier to be the charming chap with agreeable smile,

whom everybody likes, 

but whose name they never quite remember. 

"What a nice guy, What a nice girl.."

as they toss your card in the bin.

It's easier to be content.

To be satisfied with just turning up and taking part.

To pop champagne for bronze,

and throw parties for silver.

It's easier to settle.

But please, Don't..