Chickens

Appearances to keep with people that don't care

Their amusement at differences  to stare

Each peck of the beak feathers removed

With growing bald spots their suspicions proved

Become a tortoise amongst the chickens

With each peck the shell thickens

Hardened with blows of adversity

With bent beaks they'll appreciate diversity

Reviews

[Ashi written tale & poe..]

Close people only understand others make assumptions about who you are. Nice Soren

[Pryde Foltz]

Huzzah ... a tortoise perhaps willing to stick its neck out for the right things. Loved his analogy.

[Soren]

Thank you so much Pryde for the read and comment. Yes one needs to stick one's neck out to move forward but pull it back in when under attack.

[Poetic Beauty]

Sometimes in life when faced with adversity and people not appreciating differences, the constant berating cause a thicker skin so to speak.

[Soren]

Thanks so much for your time to read and comment on this poem it is most appreciated

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome as always

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thank you for writing this. i am one of those tortoises, not a choice i made, but i always felt different. and i have always hated being surrounded by chickens. 'Appearances to keep with people that don't care' describes so many people i used to know. and i thought maybe it's because of japanese culture, but, as i see now it is a fairly universal thing. how i lament the world. yet, i am so glad i am a tortoise 'Hardened with blows of adversity.'

[Soren]

Please stay the person you are. You are most special. I had a friend who was a diamond cutter and the value of a diamond can easily be lost in the cutting. If you cut it into small enough pieces to give to all those around you none will have the value of the larger piece that is originally you.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

that's a very interesting story. no, i will not give away any part of myself even if i had someone to give it to.