You're Not the Judge

Don't judge me by how I look

Or talk behind my back.

I may not be pretty or thin

But I am a person beyond that.

I may not be good at what you are

But I am good for me

And that's what matters in the end

Even if you'll never agree.

So if you need to stare

Just do it in your mirror

And ask yourself why

You're not ready to accept me.

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written 2012

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Once Upon a Time
http://devorahspoems.blogspot.com/2011/12/once-upon-time.html

How Dare You!

I'm surprised fire hasn't burst out yet

My nostrils flare, my heart racing

I am enraged!

How dare you!

You speak to me as if

I'm a little speck of dirt

Like I'm worth no more than two cents

I'm a waste of your breath.

How dare you!

You don't even know me

Didn't stop to listen to what I had to say

Don't care and probably don't realize

How hurt you've left me

All because your inflated ego

Has carried you too high.

I assume you're stuck there

Too frightened to fall down

And realize just who you are

And face your actions.

And that honestly

You and I

Are both just struggling people

Trying to be happy and healthy

And make our world a better place.

So I'm finished being angry

And now I just feel bad

That you're confused

And hope your fall won't hurt too bad

When it happens.

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written 2012