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I wrote this poem for my friend, Sara, because she was upset about being "different." Also for everyone else who have been left out due to their "differences."

Different

How are we so "different"?
If "different" is just a thing.
If we all have certain features,
What does "different" bring?

People filled with hatred,
Can't possibly see,
That there's not really "differences"
Between you and me.

Looks can't show "difference",
If they're just there to be seen.
If you don't look like someone else,
Why are they so mean?

If being "different" is what is wrong,
I'd rather not be right.
And I'd want to finish living,
Doing the "different" fight.

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leah
i really liked this poem because it sort of described me, and i can relate to the author. i wish more people were like vincen, and didn't care about what people consider 'normal' and following the masses.
jessica
good poems
Vanessa
I first read this poem and could only think of my friend that I just met. He is in a rehab center for mental instability. His life has been filled with pain and agony and by making a friend in me I have changed his life. So this poem is a brief summarization of his life. I made him realize that there is a bright side to life and that I will continue to be there for him until the end.
lauren
I really liked your poem, i included it in an essay i wrote on individuality.
kristen
i so like this keep writing poemes like this one this makes me feel better when coming back from school 'cause where i live there is no one who is black and they tease me all the time . but i know that my mom loves me and she is no different from them please tell me more about you and work
Hannah
Dear Author, I am in a alternitive program called Options. A boy just left the program because he was picked on and called names that i cannot even write. I admit i was apart of that, but now that he's gone i feel so guilty. The point is that our teacher talked to us about how we are always saying that the regular kids treat us "different". It made me feel like such a hypocrite because it was true. We were always complaining about it, and then we go and be mean to someone in our own class because he is "different". This poem really helped me understand some of the feelings that boy might have been feeling. I am going to read this poem to my class. It's a beautiful poem. I think it helps people to see that they are special no matter what there skin tone is whether the have an accent or freckles. Whether they think they are fat or ugly. They are unique. Sincerely, Hannah age 12 Bob's 5th and 6th grade class
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