different

I watch with envy
the flowers around me
they sway so freely
they seem so happy
so full of life
colorful and bright
but no not me
I have the devils horns on me
these thorns restrict me
no one picks me
no one seems to want me
they leave me out
saying I’m different
saying I seem so uptight
my mother tells me
I’m just not right
she told me to see my thorns
in a different light
how lucky
she says
you are
to have thorns
while all the flowers
seem so free
they are in major
danger
they seem happy
but it’s a lie
they are colorful and bright
but they have nothing inside
you have it all
for you have the ultimate gift
you have your thorns
which protect you
through the darkness of night
and the evilness in life
they will help you win
every fight
and you will get through
everything you face
just do what’s right
and hold onto your thorns
tight
and you will soon see
the light

First Published by Taking Off the Mask, a writer for Broowaha

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“…if something happens to show that you are wrong, then it is feeble not to change your mind, Elizabeth. Only the strongest people have the pluck to change their minds…” – Enid Blyton, The Naughtiest Girl in the School

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Different, as lake to rain, that’s how I grow

Different, as rock to sand, that’s how I know

No way to mend the different things

One old one new

Nothing’s gonna change, ’till you change what you do.

Different, as smiles to tears, that’s a truth

Different, as move to stay, that’s a root

You can be a different thing

One tried, one true

Nothing’s gonna change, ’till you change what you do.

Different, as road to rut, that’s how I stand

Different, as belong to reject, that’s how I land

Thinking of doing the different things

Once seen, I do

Nothing’s gonna change, ’till you change what you do.

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My Thorns, My Gift