the number of times
i’ve been accused by others
of being absurd or out of my place
is large
the number of times
said absurdity was intended
to be absurd
is not
the number of times
i was out of my place
on purpose
is also not
i was
simply
being me
and
my absurdity
was simply
a way of
adjusting
to what felt
to that out of place me
like an absurd situation
see
where i stand is usually
a little to the left of
the frame and cocking my head
is just trying to see things
the accepted way
anything coming from
my tilted mouth
that spills wrong
doesn’t have
much of a chance
of landing well
for Them
June 25th, 2016 at 5:23 pm
Hmm. I’ve considered myself amazingly blessed the few times I ever felt “in place.” But I also consider it a blessing that it’s rare. 🙂