Others

Others

The masses blindly chase
their predetermined choices.
Straining to keep pace,
they
scream, but they are voiceless.

Others have already spoken
every word they'll say;
Burned out, beat down, and broken,
they
understand no other way.

Forever conscious of others thoughts
and theories of right and wrong;
forever believing what others taught,
they
somberly trek along.

In an unrestrained surrounding,
they see but black and white;
with others’ words resounding,
they
wallow in their spite.

Over time, perceptions shifted
‘til they became unrecognized;
formerly, diverse and gifted,
they’re
now encompassed by the lies.

The bitter, tamed, and bleak
are all too common today.
They scorn us for being unique;
we
merely chose another way.

The humbled, avid, and meek;
these are my true brothers.
Let them say we’re weak;
we’re
resilient in defying the others.