Where novelties are few and far between <br />I exile myself <br />Say my good-byes to the sun <br />Stomach filled with butterflies <br />A spasm of panic <br />Met with intense familiarity <br /> <br />Always in the dark <br />I feel caged in <br />A topic of gossip <br />Unfulfilled expectations <br />Pushed to the brink <br />Always dancing on edge <br />A curiosity <br />An unaccepted outsider <br /> <br />Never in harmony <br />Yet a familiar melody <br />No reason to be self-conscious <br />I grow more confident <br />Let the chips fall where they may <br />I can do this <br /> <br />Difficult to read the faces <br />Trying to communicate something crucial <br />Maintaining what dignity I can <br />I start treading water <br />Instead of drowning in it <br />I can do this <br /> <br />A beautiful challenge <br />Catches and holds my attention <br />'You are worth it. Declare yourself! ' <br />I am not ashamed <br />Appropriately enthusiastic <br />With all things considered <br />I can do this <br /> <br />Stung like and electric current <br />Coursing through my veins <br />Aglow with rash excitement <br />I hope <br />Euphoric at the thought <br />I finally belong <br />A tradition in the making <br />Comes home at last <br />I am doing this <br /> <br />Life works that way <br />Better than we imagine <br />Without the dark <br />We'd never see the stars <br /> <br />Now a greater challenge awaits <br />We must replace doubt <br />With blazing determination <br />For its only the beginning <br />Of accepting such novelties<br /><br />Rebekah Parrish<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/novelties/
