Tall and Proud

01/04/2017

Tympanic membrane being abused;

One hundred twenty beats per minute.

Third eye Thoreau-ly contused,

Confidently display my middle digit.

 

I care not what the world thinks,

I am comfortable with who I am.

However normality really stinks,

Why should I give a damn?

 

I am me, no matter who is around,

For I am not wanting to impress.

Peace with my inner self I have found,

This lizard has shed his anguish and distress.

 

Trading my nightmares for nice dreams,

Holding my own as I walk this path.

Choosing the right easier than it seems.

Knowing I draw my creators wrath.

 

Alas I am comfortable with it all,

And accept my role whatever it may be.

Walking the rest of my life proud and tall,

For I have allowed myself to be free.

 

01/04/2018

 

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

must be getting old my friend ;) soon you might be an old codger ..speaking your mind evermore freely .. like me :)))))))))))))))))))) its nice to be in this place of one's own acceptance .. i would and have never wanted to go back and be younger .. are you kidding!!! i was an idiot that babbled trollop ...thinking myself very "right" ...knowing how amiss we are of the mark, i would argue, doesn't make the Maker's wrath .. but rather a sigh of relief that one more child has started to come to knowledge ;) love this poem .. my cup of tea sir!
E.

[Poetic Beauty]

You can never truly be happy if you conform to what others want you to be. It’s a waste of time being a phony version of yourself. Love the creative wording in this piece. Well done bravo.

[Delmar Cooper]

"I care not what the world thinks,
I am comfortable with who I am."

Beautifully stated. And yet, you wear clothes.

[J Todd Underhill]

Sometimes ;)

[Alfred Kukitz]

Bravo J!

The volume of the poet roars!

Regards,
Al