Because I Must Be

Got told I was emo today cause I wore a black jacket

Because I wear black
I must be emo
and have cuts on my arms
though how do I see my arms
since I'm constantly crying?

Because I actually try
I must be a prep
and have rich parents
though I spend it all on b**b jobs
not that I do anything with them since I'm a tease

Because I don't get Fs
I must be a nerd
though I hardly know how to use it
because I'm lookiing you up with envy
vicariously living through you

Because I don't care
I must be a druggie
though I've never touched
the only coke I have
is in my fridge in a can

Because I get a referral
I must be a bad kid
though I hold the door for you
and try to help you
while you ignore me

Because I play a sport
I must be a jock
though I like other things
you just see me as a number
and think I don't know what a number is

Because I don't talk
I must be a wallflower
though you all bullied me
you expect me to want to chat you up
like we're best friends

Because I do all of these things
I must be a weirdo
because if we don't fit in a box
then we're not normal
a box is a coffin

Because I don't do any of them
I must be a rebel
because I don't conform
I'm incapable of being with the "normals"
why should I try if you don't want me

Author's Note

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[Oyindamola Shoola]

I love this poem and I think I understand how you feel....sometimes, I think people don't really understand how we feel and they are too quick to judge us. ill add my story;
because I am too silent,
I must be a sadist
because I can't sing their song
they think I don't have a voice
they don't know I am music....

lovely poem, well penned. keep it up

[Eagergreen]

Do you mind if I add it? I'd love to

[Oyindamola Shoola]

sure...you can, if you want.