JUST BECAUSE

JUST BECAUSE

Just because I'm short

Doesn't mean I can't Jump

Doesn't mean I can't dunk a basket

And sure as hell doesn't mean you can call me a midgit

Just because I'm short

Doesn't mean I'm not happy

Doesn't mean I hate myself

Doesn't mean you can make short jokes

Just because I'm short

Doesn't mean you can push me around

Doesn't mean I'm as tall as the eiffel tower like you are

Doesn't mean I'm a bully like you

Just because I'm short

Do you know how I feel?

Do you understand the feelings that go through my body and head?

Do you know what life is like for me?

Of course you don't, your not the one in my shoes.

 

Author's Note

What do you think?

Reviews

[Eagle Cruagh]

I think if you had not mentioned it
no one would have realized that you
are short. If I tell the world that I
cannot write, the world will suddenly
let me know that I am correct.
I love your poem and I love people
who are short. Short people almost
always compensate by becoming better
than I.
I think you are a great poet, you tell
tales that are larger than life.
----- John

[Vivere ad mihi, mi Deus]

i really like this!!! I have to say I love people who are short, I am tall myself, but i honestly wish i was shorter. And as for people who discriminate it is upsetting. You really display your feelings well in this piece :-)

Being short has its pros and cons, as well as being tall, skinny, strong, ect. I love who I am non-the-less.

A brave piece, thanks. But try being a short male. Other males think they can disrespect and push you around, and most women have height requirements, like a carnival ride, in order to even speak to you.