Being Human | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Being Human

Being Human

August 5, 2010
By TheUnknownIsBliss GOLD, East Patchogue, New York
More by this author
TheUnknownIsBliss GOLD, East Patchogue, New York
12 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
I would like to stay out of the box we call "normal".

View profile

People always 'go with the flow' or 'stick to the status-quo'.
What about us 'weirdos'?
The 'freaks' and the 'geeks'.
Maybe just the 'normals'
Not the football player.
Not the cheerleader.
Just me.

Music. Art. Sports. Popularity.
That's what determines our personalities, right?
No.
We do that ourselves.

What we do and what we like to do.
The posers. The fakers. The liars.
All part of my life.
Am I one?
No.

I am just myself.
No matter what I do.
Or what I say.
Or what I feel.
No lying.
No cheating.
No faking.
Just me.
Staying me.
Staying free.
Staying always.

© Anna B., Northville, MI

The author's comments:
This piece was inspired by all the examples of people I see on a daily basis.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Silence
By bitty09 SILVER
Claymont, Delaware
bitty09 SILVER, Claymont, Delaware
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Lightning
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
When this poem felt eternal...
By KICK3593 PLATINUM
Roslyn Heights, New York
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
49 articles 0 photos 74 comments
View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.