Do you know what its like
To know
No one understands
You tell people
you feel as if you belong to a different time
To a different place
You explain the truth of the one human race
They focus on the color of your skin
If they could prove there was a way in and out of dimensions
Then you could see how it all makes sense
Maybe you slipped through a crack
Fell through a hole
They claim to understand
The ones that do
Have some similar problem
You give up on the mythological
One
Even though you have met a perfect few
They just did not workout
Or were not
For you
That's really not the point here
The point here
Seem to be pointless
As if stranded on a small desert island
With talking animals only you can understand
The nearest place with other civilization
is too far to swim
none of the animals have ever heard of a boat
they think it unreal
So wear your difference proud
Shine your awkwardness badge of particular honor
Show them that what they have labeled
Strange
Was and is set apart from birth
By rite
Not practiced ritual
Show them
There is life where you dwell
Show them on Earth
what it is to be
Martian
©Christopher f. Brown 2012
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