Dare-to-Differ

She sits in her room; Contemplating the harsh phrases, "You'll never be good enough, You're meaningless letters on pages.". She silences her sobs with a pillow, For her demons have gained access. Past expieriences flash before her eyes, Slicing her sanity as if it were with axes. Her eyes dart to the little box on her headboard, It contains quite a few of her vices. She puts her headphones in, Resisting the urge to satisfy them. After laying in bed staring at the ceiling, She surrendered to the desire. She opened the box and what she saw was appealing, the tears running down her face burned like fire. Shiny little sharp object glistened i

The alarm clock tells you loud and clear It's time to get your act together, dear So force yourself to get out of bed Forget what all those people said Now's the time to change your routine Of spending all day with the laptop screen It's time to dress up like you used to It's time to be the brand new you So wipe all those silly tears away Because we're living for today The past is long gone, it's time for change So dress how you want, no matter how strange And wear whatever makeup you want You're brave enough to do what the haters can't As long as it makes you feel good about yourself Then what is it to do with anyone else? Sh

The crowd told me to wear a skirt I wore my spiky shorts The crowd told me "keep to yourself" But I express my thoughts The crowd told me to have blonde hair I dyed it blue and pink The crowd told me to watch TV I chose instead to think The crowd told me to like dubstep I listen to The Cure The crowd told me to drink cows' milk But I don't see what for The crowd told me to say I'm straight But that's only half true The crowd told me to have a baby But I don't want to Now the crowd are closing in Calling me a freak Now the crowd want me to conform I'm too tongue-in-cheek Now the crowd hate my differences I don't think I care Now the crowd ar