This is for people who aren’t invited 

Whose names don’t make others excited.

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The ones at the top of their classes 

Socially awkward and wearing glasses.

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Wanting above all else just to belong 

But being treated like they’re wrong.

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Incessantly picked on and mocked out loud 

Because they don’t fit in with the crowd.

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Being unique isn’t at all bad 

But it drives the unoriginal mad.

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Persons that are smart, eccentric, unique 

Get relegated as losers or freaks.

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I’m proudly among those few 

Cast aside and set askew.

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Happy to be my odd duck self 

Even if I was left on the shelf.

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Our minds are free and artistry true 

It’s the only thing that we can do.

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I say this happily braving every snub 

Wholeheartedly a member of the loser’s club.

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Dances and parties that others would share 

Most of us were uninvited, unneeded, not there. 

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Later in life though, our value is known 

When we eventually come into our own.

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So never count out  n this motley crew 

In this current day and age 

For we all know what to do 

When we’re released from our cage…

-AAA 08/08/2024