A Self Imposed Outsider Poem by Francis Duggan

He has lived for six months on the west side of town
And the street many times he has walked up and down
Where few do greet him with a hello or good day
The stranger in their midst as a stranger will stay.

He does feel for his outsider status the fault is his own
That to the local community leaders had he made himself known
That he would be accepted and all with him would be okay
But we are what we are that is our human way.

A self imposed outsider he well may be
But small exclusive groups form every local community
And his main drawback is that he is quite shy
And to become better known he's not willing to try.

Not a member of any committee or any local club
He drinks on his own in the local pub
In his side of the town he does not have a mate
Though those who know of him his presence tolerate.

That he may be a self imposed outsider may well be the case
But in his side of the town his is no longer a strange face
Though being shy and humble few friends for you gain
And as outsiders such people do seem to remain.