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Different is synonymous with undesirable An egg hatched by the wrong bird The story of an ugly duckling Ugly because he is difference Environment defines what is attractive A monkey in a gorillas cage will seem weak Even a lion amongst deer will be rejected A diamond amongst plastic is an outcast No matter how beautiful we are if we are in the wrong place we are ugly To be where you do not belong is to always miss a home never known A longing to be free from the bonds that keep us down To leave, to run away into the darkness in hopes of a better future To smart or to scared to give up what we have for an uncertainty We struggle to grasp at straws when we seek to conquer all A ugly mess today A beautiful arrangement unseen But tomorrow when none are left to mock We stand seen immaculate, pristine in the light of freedom Everyday a new chapter With every chapter we are given the chance to end the book Or we can write a story worth reading
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM UTC
A Fish Climbing a Tree
Different is synonymous with undesirable An egg hatched by the wrong bird The story of an ugly duckling Ugly because he is difference Environment defines what is attractive A monkey in a gorillas cage will seem weak Even a lion amongst deer will be rejected A diamond amongst plastic is an outcast No matter how beautiful we are if we are in the wrong place we are ugly To be where you do not belong is to always miss a home never known A longing to be free from the bonds that keep us down To leave, to run away into the darkness in hopes of a better future To smart or to scared to give up what we have for an uncertainty We struggle to grasp at straws when we seek to conquer all A ugly mess today A beautiful arrangement unseen But tomorrow when none are left to mock We stand seen immaculate, pristine in the light of freedom Everyday a new chapter With every chapter we are given the chance to end the book Or we can write a story worth reading
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM UTC
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