I'm extremely convoluted
Complex and misconstrued
There's a feeling that I don't belong
Compounded with ineptitude
I'm not quite sure where it began
Or when things first felt wrong
But there is one thing that's been consistent
I've never once felt that I belonged
From grade school to adulthood
Until this very day
I've been misunderstood completely
In almost every single way
I know I'm not alone in this
We've all at one time felt the same
Some days I gaze up to the sky
Wondering, who is there to blame?
I sit and stare into the mirror
I try to see what others see
I wonder who is this stranger
That's staring back at me
The questions are abundant
The answers, there are few
I presumed I'd one day nullify my doubts
But it only made me more confused
I've always been the one that's lagging
Trying to catch up
Afraid to raise my hand in class
For fear I'd interrupt
So instead I went unknowing
As the rest progressed as was the "norm"
While I stood in the rain with no umbrella
Weathering out the storm
I became content with my exclusion
Believed I was meant for greater things
I found solace in my delusions
That I'd soon one day be king
My imagination grew much more rampant
When reality began to shine it's light
So I conjured up a gambit
I so painstakingly contrived
I'd cut corners if I deemed it necessary
To make up for the lost time
But my plans, alas, made me feel wary
And success, was never quite derived
But I learned that ones own failure
Only happens when we stop to try
It takes tweaking and deciphering
Before we've finally arrived
And with that, I can draw comfort
While on this earth and I'm alive
I'll spin my dreams into my reality
And begin passing others by
Never, ever give up. Ever. That very last push, may be the one that gets you over the hill. Then, just let the momentum carry you.