Different

Just because I'm different.

Everyone stares at me.

Some laugh, some point,

some steer clear,

while some plainly talk.

'Look at him, the freak.'

They know me. What I become.

Stay indoors on a full moon.

Or that big, bad wolf will come

and reek havoc.

I wouldn't. Though if you push me,

maybe for revenge.

Don't walk home alone, or he will

strike. Eat you up, with jelly on top.

I'm not a giant.

Just because I'm different.

The girls giggle as the boys do skits.

I'm not stupid, I know what they are about.

The teachers act like I'm a special kid.

But they are too afraid to get near me.

I sink, try to become invisible.

But they see.

When I was young, they threw rocks

at me.

The same innocent people burned my parents.

They teach the hate to their children,

just because one of us took a nibble.

Ugly rumors spread like black ink,

dropped on a white piece of paper.

Hurtful things that cut to the quick.

Even the handicapped kid

says nasty things.

Just because I'm different.

Pain is my friend, no matter how much

I want it gone.

Tears come steadily, but I'm a man.

Never will it fall.

Sticks and Stones may break my bones,

but words are just as worse.

Breaking your spirit

Killing your soul.

So go ahead and laugh.

Have your fun.

One day, I'll be something

more. You will be jealous.

You scoff, but you'll see.

Now, I will just have to wait.

Until that day of freedom.

Push me, shove me.

I'm getting fed up.

I'll fight back. I'm no coward.

Not even in secret, all by myself,

will I let the tears, angry, sad, and hurt

fall, while looking at the damage.

Inside and Out.

One day...You will Pay!

Just because I'm Different...

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Sorry! (I really need to stop saying that!)You either like it, or you don't. I shouldn't be apologizing!

I wanted to write a poem about kids at school teasing Wolf. I'm not sure if they went to school. I just pretended that...It's sad, really!