Sunday, October 21, 2012

Scarlet


I’m a night owl, not much for the daytime, not much for the                  light.
Everything that’s worth happening happens in the                               dark.
          Parties,
                   Drugs,
          One-night stands.
                   Fun, period.
It all happens when the petrified sun slinks down and the daring                    moon
shows it’s face.
People don’t get me. They say I have no aspirations, no ambition.
What they don’t understand is that I do, and to me, they’re
perfect goals but to society, they don’t add up.
          Unacceptable,
                   Unrealistic,
          Distasteful,
                   Improper,
          Offensive,
                   Undesirable,
          Unsatisfactory,
                                                                   Reject.
That’s my label. I’m not sure who attains the right to
decide just what I am, just who I am.
Who gets to place judgment on me?
Who gets to determine whether or not my past was
horrific enough, whether I displayed strength or weakness,
whether I am worth it? I can only characterize one fitting
this description. He is the                                                                      Lord.
Most would be astounded to hear me admit that. They’d ask
if I were sick, or if someone forced me to entertain such
an idea. The truth is, I do believe in God; it just doesn’t
always show. Maybe my choices in life satisfy the                                      devil,
or maybe, they just don’t satisfy civilization.
What makes me different from many other teenagers, is that my self-image is envied by other, my self-esteem too. I know who I am, and I couldn’t care less who gives a damn.
You don’t have to like me.
          You don’t have to love me.
                   You don’t even have to acknowledge me.
                             You simply have to respect me and my way of life.
                                                                                      Don’t judge
                                                                             until you’ve been
                                                                   in my shoes.
And if you haven’t, you probably never will be.
And if you never were, don’t waste your breath.

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