Born To Be Different

Born To Be Different

My entire life, I always felt misunderstood by the world,
I believed no one could understand my true essence, what
Makes me the person that I am, I believed I needed to change
Myself, my values, my interests, and the way I created my art,
I just wanted to be accepted, I wanted to feel welcomed, even if
I wore a mask, I just wanted to be accepted by those around me

“You look weird in that., okay I will change”
“Do you actually believe in that? It’s ridiculous., okay I will change”
“Stop being so weird., I will change”
“Why do you act like that? It's so strange., I will change”
“I don’t understand why you're like this” …

I changed and morphed and morphed until adapting became
A part of who I was, a chameleon I was, blending myself
Everywhere I went, because I was too afraid of being rejected
For who I am, I eventually got exhausted of hiding behind a mask
That wore me, while I shedded who I was underneath the facade


I lost the spark inside of myself that ignited my passion for life,
The spark that we call self expression, I no longer had my light,
Just moments of flickering fragments of yearning to be understood

I am still discovering what ignites my spark, my heart, my soul,
I may have lost myself in society's opinions, but I have came to
Realization that no matter who you are, what you are, what you
Love, society will still try to dim out your beautiful spark of light,
Continue to live for yourself and for your dreams, we are all unique
And we were born to be different, to be our own inspirations in life

Do not allow society to create your image, you are who you are,
And if society will not accept you, continue to shine even brighter,
And stick your middle fingers in the air and smile big, FU

By: Reina Patricia Cardona

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