Individuality is Sometimes Really Hard to See
Most of my poems are from what can best be described as my "Blue Period", aka "The Dark Year of the Restless Soul".
Individuality
Some days it gets
Real hard to see
So many folks say
"Act like me"
Or we will send you to
Some authority
Sounds to me
Like hypocrisy
Individuality
Everybody
Tries to be
Something that
They just can't see
So many people
Wanna be
Just like you
Or a bit like me
Looks to me
Like mediocrity
Individuality
We're not alike
It's plain to see
Let's just let
Each other be
We've all got
Different fantasies
Let's live them out
In harmony
© 2018 Hal Gall
Comments
Hal Gall (author) from Bloomington, IN on March 05, 2018:
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Janis Leslie Evans from Washington, DC on March 05, 2018:
Great poem, very timely. If only we could reach that level of comfort to take off our masks and not try to live up to the standards of others and be accepted for our uniqueness. Thanks for sharing.