Year of the blog: Day #16 - Face Yourself (Poem)

January 18th, 2018

Day #16

Most people make trends and labels out of the most sensible and complex things that can be just different from another being. They use these "strange" labels on themselves fashionably , but is appalled when facing them.

I get it, but if you cant speak of it neutrally, in reverse, feel unease of it , then don't!
How insensible!
Those then wonder why is it that
the "strange" is censured, frowned on,
and just set aside when it is authentic?
The "strange" are not a joke, the others are themselves;
aware of themselves so they like to turn the mirror around
and let themselves be fooled. Be abashed,
for you are a fool in lowering others
to feel better of or "trendy" your self.
Face yourself.

- M

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