Different
You laugh because i'm different
I laugh because your not
You sneer and say i was an accident
I smile at something i'd forgot
You wonder why i smile
why i laugh and do not jest
i guess it's just my style
to stand out from the rest
it's almost an addiction
to be outside the box
to be free of your conviction
is to free my feet of itchy socks
so that the cool dew from the grass
can sink into my skin
when summer's come at last
freeing the child i hold within
while you all waste in a cage
the same in every acknowledgement
while i raise my head on stage
tell me
is it still abhorrent that i'm different?
Copyright © Brittany Bishop | Year Posted 2007
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