Haters Make Me Who I Am

I wrote this a long time ago, someone who was really close to me in my family was telling me that I was "strange" and I "should be more normal", yeah right. hope you understand it;)

Just because I am different

Doesn’t mean I am a freak

Normal makes them all content

Just because I like to try new things doesn’t mean I am weak.

 

So get off now

If you can’t take the change

Don’t have a freakin cow

If I am out of your range.

 

I am asking nicely

Please shut up and be quiet

Saying this politely

You’re nothing but a horrible riot.

 

Yes I am not the same

The world is not supposed to be cloned

If you think that way you’re to blame

Yes sir, I think you just got owned.

 

So take all your crap

And go somewhere else

If it helps use a map

You’re making a second Hell, now there’s two its plural, yeah… Hells.

 

Maybe I wear different clothes

Yeah black gloves, black nails, black shoes

You’re making all the doors of opportunity close

You’ve had a pretty rough day so stop all your mean moves.

 

Just don’t come to me

Don’t try to change me, I’ll do that alone

Please let me be

Go away you didn’t think about my mind… the place I call home.

 

So go talk about me to all your friends

I don’t care who really cares

Tell all those “jokes” they’ll laugh it all depends

If they don’t have any nightmares.

 

The worst part is

You lied looking at me straight in the face

And to me you used to be exactly like a big sis

Live with it! You have to speed up and go my pace.

 

Man, you don’t know how much I’m hurting

Geez, you made me mad

Wow, you weren’t even concerning

Now I will always be embarrassed that maybe my style is bad.

 

What do you want me to do

Change completely

Be you?

I’m just trying to clean this up neatly.

 

Now I won’t trust you

I won’t give you help

You know this is true

I’m not changing my style, my thoughts, or anything if it matters so much too bad, go rot and melt.

Author's Note

The last stanza isn't the best' but I tried to make it work.

Reviews

[Big Island Girl]

Never let Haters define you...only those who really love you. You can't change what people do, only how you respond to them. Let it roll off your back...never let the meanness spread. It's OK to be different; respect others and they will respect you IF you stand strong in yourself. You know who you are! Good for you! Your piece makes me feel your hurt because I can relate. I used to write poetry when I was most hurt. It's a great outlet to rant on paper and seek peace in real life.