• Here I am again
    The center of attention
    But for the wrong reasons
    I really have to mention

    “Hey you- standing there
    Just tell us all right now!
    Tell us all, what’s your deal!”
    But I don’t know how

    None of you here
    Understand me
    But neither do I
    I’m a self-mystery

    I’m tires of their stares
    Always weighing me down
    I can never live my life
    With these people around

    My life’s put under a microscope
    For everyone to see
    Sure, they see my oddities
    But never the real me

    The only thing I ever did
    Was try to be unique
    That’s what our parents taught us
    But not what people seek

    But when I chose upon myself
    That this was who I am
    Apparently no one agreed
    But I didn’t give a [damn]

    And so they gathered me
    And pushed me on the stage
    They tricked me to come over
    Expecting outward rage

    But I was left emotionless
    Simply ‘cause that’s me
    They thought I was an outcast
    But I never would agree

    The entire school assembled
    That Thursday afternoon
    And shouted words of anger
    “Evil!” “Weirdo!” “Loon!”

    The more they poked and prodded
    The more they said and asked
    Kept driving me on
    Until I was unmasked

    I just started talking
    All about myself
    Melancholy, suicidal,
    Razor blades, and strife

    Between my parents’ arguments
    That I fell are my fault
    And the bashings and the thrashings
    And emotional assaults

    My self-esteem is faded
    But no one sees that deep
    No one ever looks beyond
    The appearance that I keep

    I am just a dab of black
    In a splash of white and pink
    So if I were to disappear
    No one would even blink

    As my true feelings all
    Are spilling out of me
    Everyone is listening
    And sorry, I can see

    And now they don’t all treat me
    Like a horrible disease
    Since they know what’s going on
    There’s a pleasant sort of ease

    In fact, I found that some
    Are very much like this
    Opening up myself could start
    A future filled with bliss