Accused Poem by Elizabeth Turner

I stand accused for being a minority.
I stand accused for being an outcast.
I stand accused for not fitting in.
I stand accused for not being a clone of society.
I stand accused for not fitting America's dreadful needs.

But yet where did I go wrong? I follow my beliefs and I don't care what other people have to say about how I live MY life.

I stand proud for being a minority.
I stand proud for being an outcast.
I stand proud for not 'fitting in'.
I stand proud for not being a clone of society.
I stand proud for fitting America's true needs... the need of freedom.