When you tell someone they’re different,
Just because they don’t look like you,
Just because they don’t sound like you,
Just because they’re not you,
You’re turning a simple human being…
…into a fighter.
When you tell someone they’re different,
You’re telling other people what you’ve found out,
And you’re making a simple human being…
…an outcast.
When you tell someone they’re different,
You’re breaking their confidence,
You’re changing who they were going to be.
You’re steering them in a direction they don’t want to go in.
You’re making a simple human being…
…someone they’re not.
They feel cold…
They feel isolated.
They’re going to hate everyone because they’ll think everyone’s the same.
Is what really what you wanted?
The words you say can be so hurtful…
And you don’t even care…
Author notes
Well, I'm not exactly sure how many words it is. But I'm pretty sure it's not over 1000 XD
A contest entry
- Not Dumb by tacobell4me08.
310 points, ended July 2, 2007, 23 entries
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What do you think?
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humanity can be really disgusting...but "sigh" everyone has flaws.
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It did seem to be lacking something. But I think it was very good anyways with what it does have. I like it.
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Thank you ^_^ Someone else said that it's lacking something as well...but I just can't put my finger on it...
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This was good, but it lacked something. I don't think telling someone they are different will offend them. Everyone is different. I liked this, it had good flow, but I wish there was a little more pizas. Good luck and thanks for entering.
beginning: 2, language: 2, plot: 2, ending: 2, dialog: 2, characters: 2.
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Thanks. I might change it around a little; if I do, I'll tell you! ^_^
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Hmm, it really brings up nice points. Honestly though, the first stanza made me think it might be sorta a motivational piece on the part of those being called different, I think it was the fighter part.
It still had a lot of flow, and a lot of emotion, without being one of those emo pieces Good work.
Thanks for the comment, btw ^_^'''
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Yeah surprisingly it wasn't emo...and that's usually what I write because I'm weird like that ^_~
And no problem. Thanks for rating
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I don't mind being different.I like hating people.But this poem was good
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lolz. That wasn't the point >.< It was about making someone else different instead of being who they are.
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Sooooo?Same diff to meh
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Noooo see when you're hating people [lol] you're being yourself and you're not afraid to show it [right? o__O] But then when you go up to someone who actually likes the person you hate, and you try to make them hate the person, that's trying make them someone they're not.
[[Did that make any sense?
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Nuttin' ever makes sense to meh
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XD
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