'You laugh because I'm different,
I laugh because you're all the same.'
But I don't blame you for staring,
jealousy makes us do that sometimes.
Yeah I see the counselor
once every week.
That doesn't mean I'm stupid,
just a bit special.
Something you can't
say you are.
So keep on laughing
and keep on staring,
but in the end
I'm not made of plastic.
And just because you
can't understand the lyrics
to my music,
doesn't make it meaningless.
Of course I have my problems,
but clearly so do you.
Me being one of them,
your stereotypes, the other.
So keeping on talking,
keep on mocking,
but in the end
I'm not you.
Reviews
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Funnest poem ever!
1st stanza, laughed for an hour, last stanza, totally true! A wonderful honest poem! I loved it all the way through, it flowed perectly and is so true!!!!!!!
ThanksXOXOXO
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Definitely came across well
I really liked this. It made me angry FOR you lol. -
INDEPENDENCE!!!!
I loved it! It was funny, independent, and very true! I love your poetry and your style. This poem has some great insights and very real thoughts. I love the last stanza! You really stand up for yourself and prove that being different is good. Major props to you for being strong and understanding. MAGNIFICENT! -
It Rocks
Hey Skip. This rocks. It's straight from the hip and it's got real atttitude. In which regard, I'd drop 'Of course I have problems' - it may show maturity on your part (which in the real world I hugely applaud) but in the context of the lyrics it shows weakness and lowers the feisty tone of this piece. Everything else is bang on. Super write. >W<
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And I, for one, Ash, am glad you're not anyone else, either. This tight little poem is sharp as a dagger, but it's not mean-spiritied - it's got sass and loads of courage in it, not to mention upfront honesty. I like it for those reasons. And I also like it because it doesn't try to explain too much about what brought it all on; it calmly says what's on the mind and heart of the poet without a lot of fuss and baloney. Really good writing in my book.
That second-last stanza is so disciplined and carefully done that it could stand almost on its own; then, when you couple it up with that great final line, its got strong attitude - good attitude - as in: "I'm not you."
Later...
Lad -
Awesome. Loved it. Publish it. Frame it in a giant gold frame, and post it up on the walls of every freakin school in America so that all those plastic hoes can see it, read it and weep for their pathetic selvs and their pathetic friends!!!!!
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great poem!you can make this poem even better if the flow was better..u do that by ryhming more
You expressed yourself very well here..but i haveone problem with the poem:S
You laugh because I'm different,
I laugh because you're all the same.
This is not yours but i know you probly thought this..but put it in different words and the poem will be 100% ur poem. you have a great poem and i love the style you have. ur poems are relatable
JennyInTheMirror
March 9, 2008
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