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In reply to - David Campbell III posted an update in the group Poetry Just something I wrote a while back I thought was pretty good. Is It Wrong? Is it wrong That I glance up at the clouds, Feeling the wind through my hair, And dream of a mystifying land Where one can be accepted no matter what? Is it wrong That I choose to wear jeans down past my heels, Baggy and ripped at the knees, Unlike all the other boys that wear athletic Shorts, so unscathed and clean? Is it wrong That I ask people about their troubles, Sometimes doing all in my mortal power To help them surpass the simple, Even ones I have not defeated myself? Is it wrong That while the few friends I have Dance around giddily and go to The most extreme only to impress, But I only hang back in silent content? Is it wrong That I do not laugh when others are hurt, On their knees in blood stained mud, And I am there with hand outstretched, Seeming to always be there in time of need? Is it wrong That I do not clap, nor do I support Ones I do not find worthy of it, Ones who I find in my perspective to be Quite cruel and bitterly heartless? Is it wrong That I choose to sit in the back, Observe and question from a far, And wonder why when I do speak up, It is only taken as a leaf crying softly in the wind? Is it wrong That I choose to be one of a kind, Not part of the crowd, not swimming along In the universal current of life, Being my own group, my own person? They tell me that you cannot win life Without backstabbing and betrayal along the way, No matter who you are inside or how honest you are. But I believe this can only be this: The world can only be changed if someone is willing to take the steps to change it. • View