Misunderstood

I am not trying to be a contrarian, I want to say

I am not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings in any way

I am just being myself, trying to explain

The way I think, but I end up feeling discouraged again

I have been misunderstood by those around me

I don’t know what to do, I just think differently..

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Being misunderstood by people around you

Feels painful and isolating, but what is also true

Is that you get the freedom to live by rules you’ve defined

When people don’t get you and you feel inclined

To explain yourself to them again and again

You have the ability to decrease your pain

By conducting yourself with authenticity

And from judgment by others, make yourself free

To think differently from others is a gift, not a curse

To follow the herd mentality would be worse…

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In a world where most people do not understand you

People who get you do exist, though they are few

You should know that such folks are meant to be

In your life, to share your journey..