Break the Change

Be true to yourself, not other people.

My arms are stretched into the sky,

My body's weight lifted up high,

In irrelevant matters I no longer pry,

As I did not want anymore from inside to die.

They told me to adapt, to become like them,

Because that would make my life shine like a gem,

And I started listening, not aware of the phlegm,

Not aware of their purpose - my mind to condemn.

I did what I was told, blended in with the crowd,

Haven't spoken a word, haven't spoken out loud,

But lonely walks down the street with my head down bowed

Made me realize I was a weirdo to myself, for not feeling proud.

So once again I BREAK these cold chains of captivity,

Let my soul wander far in planes of creativity,

Make me find the state of utter progressivity,

As I push away any form of forced-into activity.

My arms are stretched into the sky,

As I no longer wonder why

I am different than them - that I can't deny,

But no longer living with one closed eye.

Author's Note

This poem is a spritual sequel to one of my first poems, "Break" (you can find that one on my profile, too!) :D
Oh, some people don't like when someone uses more complicated words for rhyming, but I like that, so if you are going to complain about it, I don't care. ;)
Thanks for reading! :)

Reviews

[Wolf's Dark Song]

Fantastic poem, excellent rhyming, very skillfully done. Be true to yourself, that's the best thing anyone can do for themselves and also one of the hardest. It takes a brave person to break free of those trying to make them into the image of what they want. I really enjoyed this one a lot.

[AmandaPanda]

Pretty good.. I like it.. :)

[Angelic Surrender]

I really like this one. Everyone needs to be their own person. Great job :)

[Buniheart]

You rhymed your words really while staying true the theme of your poem!

I like a good poem with less rhymes it makes it more fluid and less choppy and vulnerable to being cheesy.

Reminds me of how school dulls your senses and how you're supposed to uh... break the chains you know?

This is really good I could memorize these words for a plight or something it's so straight up on details and emotion.

I solute you my fine friend. HaWnK hAwNk

[SilentNiaAngel]

I LOVE THIS!!! SO RHYMING & CREATIVE!!

[Corninie]

That was awesome! I can never make a poem rhyme!!!! And I like the complicated words. I look them up and look use them against people!(:

[Orthrus]

Oh quad trains. Stylistically more complex, less aggressive and more self-empowerment. Its an odd combination but you make it work and there's a refreshing sense of originality to it.

[SheActsLikeSummer]

I really enjoyed this and love it when people use more complex rhyme. It just makes the poem seem to have meaning because you have more descriptive words in there.

I must say that the way it's normally all four lines that rhymed and then just that one stanza was different kind of disturbed the flow/rhythm of the poem. I think that if you either made that also a four lined rhyme scheme or made the last line 2 and 2 then it would just make the poem flow better.

Over all I really like this. Great job!

[♪The Girl Next Do..]

I like it! I, for one, love the complex rhyming. It makes you think and gives the poem a new dimension to comprehend. A good way to complicate a simple poem. Very good write. Excellent work!