Weirdos

Weirdos make the best of friends:

They’re always up for fun-

A child still dwells within their souls

Beneath the moon and sun.

 

Weirdos make the best of friends:

They’re all they need to be-

They’re round, they’re flat, they’re far from square,

Except in honesty.

 

Their heads may not be firmly straight,

Their feet may not turn right.

They’re wise - in cracks; they’re quick - in wit;

They’re bright when given light.

 

Yet Weirdos make the best of friends:

They’re constantly on call-

They care, they share, they but require

Your friendship most of all.

-EDP

Reviews

[Aura]

Weirdos are great.... to be honest I think we are all weirdos deep down within but some of us are so confident to share it with the world. It's great to be weird and unique than fit within a status quo. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the read!

[emipoemi]

so glad you did! thanks for reading! weirdos unite!!

[Aura]

My pleasure, we aren't weirdos, the normal ones are the weirdos for thinking they are normal... let's face it, there isn't anything called normal is there? Only a status quo

[emipoemi]

absolutely! And the status aint so quo - people just don't want to admit it.

[Relic]

Great poem! I suppose I've been thought of as a weirdo from time to time. This poem makes it okay. 😀

[emipoemi]

Of course it's ok. Weirdos tend to be ostracized because everyone is jealous of their personality.....or they don't understand it (which may be worse). But being weird is what makes us unique. Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Li]

Nice, weirdos are truly the best, as evidenced by all my friends..lol...well done!

[emipoemi]

It's evidenced by everyone's whacky cohorts, and hence everyone loves this poem. Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[AJW]

I feel like I can relate to everything about this and in fact, it makes me feel more proud to be a weirdo. Thanks for sharing this amazing poem.

[emipoemi]

Thanks for reading. The pleasure is all the more satisfying when people like you read it. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Talia]

This poem is on point. Weirdos are the life of the party but always Loyal. I should know I am one! Lol

[emipoemi]

....and that's why you make the best of friends - lol
(it's also a favourite among the public). Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Chris Shaw]

Flows well, a good read. I've known a few weirdos in my time. No doubt they think me one as well. :)

Chris

[emipoemi]

Well, weirdos gotta stick together :)

Thanks for reading!

[Gee]

My teenage daughter calls me a weirdo for frequenting this place.
You don't need me to tell you how we'll written this is and how easily it trips off the tongue. You wouldn't have posted it if it was anything but :)
You're good.

[emipoemi]

Maybe your daughter should read this poem :p..... maybe she'll change her mind.

Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Gee]

My pleasure.
I'd have to prise her eyes away from her phone, a nigh on impossible task :)

[emipoemi]

.....you could purchase my debut collection and thrust it into her hands xp....

....Or just text her the link.

[CJ43223]

Weridos make the play, only they can relate! I like the pace of this poem, it bounces. What do you think the shape of honesty is?

[emipoemi]

if you're referring to the "square" line, that was intended to be a pun, given "square" can be both a term for "boring" ("he's such a square") or "honest" ("be square with me"; "on the square" = truthful/straightforward), so I was playing with words and meanings in that part of the poem. So, if honestly would have a shape, it would thus be square - logically. Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Rachel Richardson]

I really enjoyed the line
"They're wise- in cracks; They're quick- in wit"
because the structure made me think of a person finishing another person's sentence. I am very proud to be a weirdo, by the way. (:

[emipoemi]

It's funny you mention that: it wasn't really my original intention with the line, but every reader is entitled to their own interpretation and my poems are open enough to be left to interpretation. Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, weirdos unite! Never be afraid of showing off what makes us unique! Thanks for reading.

[E.J. Michalec]

So cute! Flows incredibly well! Very well done!

[emipoemi]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.