The Lion's Pride Volume 10 (Spring 2018) | Page 44

I am Not One of You
Brie Blackstone
Inspired by an incident, where I was told I was not of because I was not
part of. Sometimes people can't see that you do not have to be alike to
belong.
1/18/2018
I am not one of you because I do not have the same color of my skin
I am not one of you because I do not speak the same language
I am not one of you because I haven’t been here since the start
I am not one of you because I was not chosen to be part of
I am not one of you because I am too overweight or too thin
I am not one of you because I don’t believe in your cause
I am not one of you because I am too strong or too weak
I am not one of you because I cannot understand you
I am not one of you because I am not what you think I should be
I am not one of you because I tell stories instead of writing songs
I am not one of you because I don’t match your politics
I am not one of you because I am an outsider
I am not one of you because I don’t wear the same clothes
I am not one of you because I am not pretty or handsome enough
I am not one of you because I don’t fit into your image
I am not one of you because I can’t understand the secret jokes you tell
I am not one of you because I have no voice
I am not one of you because I cannot hear you