1993

I was told being different was good

Perhaps to some degree truth can be found in that belief

but when you are in school

especially high school

being different makes you a target

If you don’t follow the herd you are an outcast

a reject

and someone who should be taunted at every turn in the road

So then your pace slows

and you begin to dread that path

knowing that there is misfortune with each step you take