Final Exam

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 01:24 -- pkelly

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63031
United States
38° 48' 34.4664" N, 90° 20' 47.7492" W

Final Exam
I never quite fit in
Always different from the rest
Black sheep in a field of… cats!
I’m erasing while everyone else is writing
Wait!! Go back!! I didn’t get a chance to copy that down; I’ve got to pass this test
Oh no! Now I’ll never fit in with the crowd
Maybe I should just cheat, just take a peek at her paper
What does that say? That makes no sense.
AHHHHHH! I’ll never have friends
Oh wait maybe I’ll look it up, I’ll never get caught, yes that’s what I will do
This is so foreign to me, why am I so different?
I’m going to fail, an outcast forever
On the outside they look the same as me
But inside do they feel differently?
Does their heart beat differently; faster slower
Does their blood run different; thicker thinner
Can I start over? Brand new paper, a clean slate
I’ve ripped holes in this one, erased too much
Mine is dirty and smudged, but yours is perfect and clean
No marks no tears… no character
So plain no individuality, there’s nothing special there
Mine looks like a work of art; abstract and beautiful
Different
I don’t think I’m going to pass this test
Society can give me the big fat F
Fantastic, Fabulous, failing this normality exam

Comments

iamtime

Thank you for this peom! wow... I loved how it was slightly playful eventhough it is about a subject that hurts so much.

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