Sara Kathryn Breland: Not like the Rest

Everyone keeps telling me

That I am unlike the rest

That I am the odd flower in an orchard of perfect trees

That I am the one who is different and is seen as less

I can tell right from wrong

I don’t obsess with being the best

I don’t believe that power is what makes me strong

And I know how to fix my own mess

But that’s not important, to the people of importance

Because to them, only strict perfection makes you worth listening to

Only if I am like them will they gain feelings of accordance

For the many with minds are loved opposed to the flourishing few

I don’t believe in holding a grudge

And I love people for their quirks

I believe this generation has been misjudged

I believe obsessing over success does not replace work

But that’s not important, to the people of importance

Because to them, only strict perfection makes you worth listening to

Only if I am like them will they gain feelings of accordance

For the many with minds are loved opposed to the flourishing few

I strive to speak less and listen more

I believe compassion is valuable

I think this life is worth living for

I don’t think all people were meant to be compatible

But that’s not important, to the people of importance

Because to them, only strict perfection makes you worth listening to

Only if I am like them will they gain feelings of accordance

For the many with minds are loved opposed to the flourishing few

My goal is to be something for others

Who know what it’s like to live as an inferior

And know what lies this world utters

And feel as if they are the opposite of superior

I think ordinary is something I will never achieve

But my independence makes me free

And although they continue to tell me that I will not succeed

Don’t worry, just wait, you have not seen the last of me