Society Won'T Change Me

have you ever let someone make you feel like youre out of place,
see the looks they give like you must be from outerspace,
our society is judgemental where any difference is a disgrace,
pain is felt by so many, society spitting in their face,
 
if you break free from normality they will only throw you away,
become another casualty of a world slipping everyday,
people feelin enough pain inside to choose it better not to stay,
it needs to change.
 
person by person being told what they need to be,
an imaginary standard most think they need to meet,
but when those standards drop all thats left is concrete,
and the people who surround you turn to judgement and deceit,
 
if you are left feeling like you have nowhere else to go
let life plant some motivation i swear that in time it will grow
and with a smile on your face and a newly found glow
take it out into the world and display it, let it show
 
ideally it will be seen and hopefully be spread,
take away the insecurities and bad thoughts in peoples head,
so for once the concience can be clean when they lay down in their bed,
eventually we can pray the misery and guilt can all be shed
 
hope that i can help the process with the poetry i write,
take away the jealousy set me free of all my spite
but can i really make a difference using my pen as my might,
i hope we can all start over, and maybe this time get it right,
until that day i promise: i will not give up on the fight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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A   Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Thank you for the comment on my comment Eric.
Hyler Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 11:36 AM
Thank you for sharing :)
Schojan Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 7:09 PM
No problem James, that's what makes a site like this so beautiful, you can put the struggle you describe in words out there and share them with people who will appreciate them and can relate to them :) Thank you so much for reading my write!! :)
A   Avatar
May 21, 2014 at 6:56 PM
good poem..PD
A   Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 8:28 PM
Yes you do...LOL.... I kind of felt a little left out..... I Still remember, the day you join the soup, and I stopped by and read more than I usually do when it comes to the new poets. Thank you ERIC... I knew you were awesome.. :)
Schojan Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 8:16 PM
hey now, hey now, I do actually need to stop over!!! thank you for reminding me!! I get so lost on here every time!!! lol I got favorite you so its easier lol
A   Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 8:05 PM
i wish the feeling was mutual, :)
Schojan Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 7:07 PM
Thanks miss Destroyer :P glad to see you still enjoy reading me!! :)
D. Avatar
May 21, 2014 at 12:04 PM
no give up people are dumb live the life of a hermit its more fulfilling
Schojan Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 7:06 PM
hahahaha, thank you for reading Nathan :)
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