I don't fit in this world.
It's not because of the accident of my birth,
Or any feelings of supperiority.
It's simply because I choose
To reject the status quo.
Because the world, as it is now,
Has so few places for me to shine.
Because I'm a woman in a society
Polluted with bias and prejudice.
Because my soul speaks to something
Older, and decidedly longer lived.
Don't mistake these words for loneliness.
I would rather be a square peg
Than fit perfectly into a round hole.
And if you'd rather persecute the other?
Well, I'll show you where my shoe fits.
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Shadowscript
PoetryThis book is a collection of poems I've written over the years. For a long time, I wrote poetry as a vent for my emotions during my darkest times. Sometimes, I'd remove myself from the poem and write it as a way to lift myself back up again. Sometim...
