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Am I Insane??
October 20, 2014
I look different from everyone else.
I don’t talk or act like the other girls I am around.
Am I insane?
I take my own rout dispite what anyone else says.
I stand my ground and do what I want when everyone else does the other.
Am I insane?
I wear my own style even if it means I wont get the attention everyone else seeks to get.
Am I insane?
Insane can mean different things depending on who you speak to.
You say I am insane for wanting to be different I say you are insane for wanting to be the same.
For insane to some people can mean anything that they don’t like or are not use to.
So logically you are insane if I am insane because I am only insane because you say I am insane.
And you to me are insane for thinking I am insane. So again I ask you,
Am I insane?
© Rebecca B., Marietta, GA
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Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2015 at 7:58 pm
Thanks love :)
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2015 at 7:58 pm
yeah that is pretty much how i was feeling because me myself i listen to a lot of christian rap or music from back in the day i mean every once in a while i listen to the same stuff as other people but its not at the top of my list. And i don't dress to show off my body for all the guys which most of the girls at my school do then i am skinny but i eat like crazy so people have a lot to say about that. Plus i agree i will gladly take advice but as far as people just talking mess i have just gave up on trying to please them because i realized that i am who i am and people are always going to find something to talk about.
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2015 at 7:50 pm
Thanks love, and yes i was teased or ignored a lot during elementary school and junior high because i am not really like the other girls i am around.A lot of people consider me as strange because i had a surgery when i was a baby that messed up my voice well not messed up but changed, honestly i love my voice but growing up i considered everyone else as having a "different" voice and then i realized that it is just all based on your own perspective. Like when you meet someone from a different country or state that has an accent you have to keep in mind that to them you are the one with an accent.So when i found someone a little bit different than me i don,t consider them as strange or anything because that's just them. I wish that all the people that talked about and ignored me would realize that i am how i am and there is not changing that.I hope i broke that down for you if not just ask me and i'll explain it to you.
I think we'd be great friends! i am teased all the time about how i dress, the music I listen to, even my eating preferances! I gave up thinking i was insane a long time ago and stopped caring about what other people tell me. I mean--i'll take advice, but teasers aren't looking to better someone, they just want to wound you. So no...you are NOT NOT NOT insane! (I know how you feel though) :)
hannah516 said...
on Jan. 12 2015 at 11:18 pm
I really like the message that you are trying to put through. I actually just created my account today and this is one of the first pieces I've seen. I would maybe just be a little more descriptive, maybe on how you feel or how others feel, etc. overall, I think this is pretty good!
Thefanatasticagirlie101 SILVER said...
on Jan. 12 2015 at 7:19 pm
So, technically what you're trying to express, is the act of being hypocritical.
Thefanatasticagirlie101 SILVER said...
on Jan. 12 2015 at 7:17 pm
I think that is a ok piece overall, but you should be more descriptive, and you know the art of "showing not telling", is what i think you should incorporate more in your poetry. Great job, and keep up the good work. I have one question though, do you have any feelings that helped you write this poem. If so, can you tell me what?
nightlightwriter SILVER said...
on Dec. 22 2014 at 11:40 am
All I can say is WOW!!!
Okay, honestly this is a decent piece. However, the structure is only a minor piece of how you want this to be viewed. There is no real meaning behind it. You do a lot more of telling me what's going on rather than showing me, and that's really how poems are supposed to be. Creative writing, in general, is supposed to be an act of showing an image with words. This is not something I find with your poem and would advise you to look into changing around some things so the reader can visualize the "telling" part by you showing them instead.
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Nov. 12 2014 at 7:56 pm
okay thanks for the advice :)
ninjawrtr991 said...
on Nov. 12 2014 at 4:27 pm
This was good! Okay, more spcfic: you'd have more impact if you work on your sentence structure in future and add longer, more interesting words. But i know what you're saying--i feel this way every day!!
This is just to make people stop and think about what they are saying about other people. Because, you are saying one thing about someone who is not like you they may be saying the exact same thing about you.