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Anomaly

I was born in the city
But was raised in the country.
Now I'm back in the city
With no desire to leave.

I am an anomaly
Nothing special you see,
I'm simply me.

As i was raised in the contry
I love to be surrounded by trees,
Yet the city life has grown on me,
And I can't leave it behind.

I am an anomaly
Nothing special to see,
I'm simply me.

Alone I become depressed,
Lost in the whirlwind of my thoughts.
But as part of a crowd
I become Anxious and it won't be repressed!

I am an anomaly
Nothing special to see,
I'm simply me.

I have an intellect so high
People said I was destined to be great.
I no longer wish to be that guy.
I simply wish to be happy!

I am an anomaly
Nothing special you see,
I'm simply me.

There are many more examples,
And if still you don't see,
well That's alright.
only I can understand my anomaly.

I am an anomaly
Nothing special to see,
I'm simply me.

I know many won't understand me,
For I am a flowing river
Ever changing with the tide of time.
Just as you are all guilty of that same crime!

I may be an anomaly,
But so are you
Nothing special to see.
A fact grasped by so few,
and yet truly we,
Even those who never knew,
are all in fact our own
ANOMALIES!

Copyright © James Rutan | Year Posted 2017

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Date: 10/6/2017 5:16:00 AM

Heh,yes, it can be tricky, the right form. Most chosen are Free Verse (doesn't rhyme but has a lot of pother devices, such as internal rhyme, alliteration, assonance and so on) and Rhyme, which has end-rhyme.
Date: 10/4/2017 12:58:00 AM

It reads as a Lyric. I guess that's because of the repeating refrains. But this is a beautiful poem, with a great message
Date: 10/2/2017 4:32:00 PM

I decided to label it as free verse because I don't know what else it could be. A random rhyme scheme for most stanzas besides every other where the full stanza will rhyme. then factor in the final stanza, I don't know much about poetry terminology so if anyone could help educate me on the proper poetry form I have here I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

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