Outcast

eccentric she was
socially awkward
somewhat paranoid
with bizarre twitches
not mixing in
an outcast 
of her own doing
a square peg
in a round hole
not fitting in



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

posted on September 11, 2018

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Sheri Fresonke Harper

Date: 9/12/2018 7:26:00 PM

You capture the essence of being odd

Line Gauthier
Date: 9/12/2018 9:27:00 PM

Thanks, Sheri, for your lovely visit and comment.

M. L. Kiser

Date: 9/12/2018 4:22:00 AM

Excellent imagery here; it's sad when anyone is excluded from the group, but especially when a child.

Line Gauthier
Date: 9/12/2018 7:20:00 AM

Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, ML.

Mark Peterson

Date: 9/11/2018 9:30:00 PM

Pity the eccentric and his torment for nothing more than being himself. Praise and pity in daily war. Your words are so precise and focused, leaving no other way out than precisely what you intended.

Line Gauthier
Date: 9/12/2018 7:21:00 AM

Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Mark. Much appreciated.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/11/2018 1:48:00 PM

I know them, I love them, they are my children Line. Not my home children, but my school ones.

Line Gauthier
Date: 9/11/2018 6:05:00 PM

You are an angel for these poor children, Caren.