freedom

i act different because i am different

                  
                                                         

   

    

       

                              freedom

 

 

  

     w(here)

                                                            can

 

                                                            i                        ro

              

  mp ( &                                              

                                                                              p  lay)

 

with                                                people/out

                                                                              

 

 

                                                                                    l             g           

                                                                                   a          n                    m       g

                                                                                    u        i        or            a     n

                                                                                        gh                             ki

                                                                

                                                                 funofme

 

 

 

               it                                                ‘            s                    so

 

                                                           won (ful)der

                                       to

                                                                         b(alive)e

                                                                                     l

i dont care       w                                                         p

                          h                                                     o                         thinkofme.

                         a                                                  e

                          t                                  the              p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

written February 15, 1968
photo: Key West Fla (Feb. 1 2011)
This was my e.e.cummings period...It was the first of a trilogy....the 2nd being help(less)...posted
the third has never been read and will be posted next week...for those who care
It was originally posted as "i act different because i am different" actual title is and was "freedom"

Reviews

[Sunni Davis]

I love the creativity and genius of this poem! Great job!

[Mark]

Reminds me of "rprophessagr"!

Freedom:
Where I can romp and play,
Without people laughing at me
Or making fun of me.

It is so wonderful to be alive,
I don't care what the people think of me!

Now, if the letter distruibution would somehow resolve into a picture...HA!

A beautiful philosophy, if an unattainable goal. The best form of Freedom from that sort of ignorance is to merely ignore those lesser life forms!

[Vanessa Rico]

At first I was a bit confused, because I am not one for abstract poetry...still I concetrated and saw the poem with in the seemingly chaotic mess and I got your message. It sort of blew me away when I realized how creative this was!!

[Brad]

at first, the scatter left my eyes crossed..but after rereading i see the construction of this is bringing the point home...creatively clever