Being ~different~ Poem by Mary Nagy

Being ~different~



The past, it may be over
but is it really changed?
I wish I could forget it
but my life's still rearranged.

I'm always told I'm 'different'.
There are things I just won't do.
These things that make me strange to them
I owe them all to you.

Because of how you were then
I swore I'd never be.
Somehow I lost myself in this
although I'm finally free.

I won't even look at alcohol.
Oh gosh, no way...no how!
My kids will never see me drunk.
Not later and not now!

You'll never hear a curse word
be uttered from my lips.
Although I may be thinking them
while my hands are on my hips!

I seem like such a nut case
to all who don't know why.
I don't waste time explaining...
I couldn't even try.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahnaz Zardoust-Ahari 09 November 2005

BE DIFFERENT! ! ! ! It is good to be that way. If we all were the same don't you think this would be a boring world? Be yourself that's all that matters! ! !

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Ernestine Northover 09 November 2005

Your the loveliest 'nut case' around Mary, and if your a nut case then so am I. Snap! ! ! ! ! Love Ernestine XXX

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Uriah Hamilton 09 November 2005

For a lady who doesn't swear or drink, I like you a whole lot, anyway! Just being Mary is cool!

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Jon Lloyd 18 November 2005

This is cool, Mary - vive la difference!

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Konjit Berhane 18 November 2005

Way to go Mary! ! i loved it and it is so expressive. keep the good work. Peace and love on earth **KoNi**

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Brian Dorn 11 November 2006

Obviously, being 'different' isn't necessarily a bad thing. Nice point to the ending... well done, Mary! Brian

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Scarlett Treat 07 February 2006

So many times in your poems, your soul is laid bare. This poem and several others tell it all - the unhappiness, and the determination not to be the same way, and the struggle to get to that point. From the school of been there. done that you write, right on target. Linda

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Patricia Gale 06 February 2006

Wonderful... does the past really change or does it become full circle? Great, love it Patricia

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Duncan Wyllie 01 February 2006

I love you for the way you are.Sharing so much of yourself. Where else could we find this Your A Star...Love Duncan

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Meredith Creek 04 December 2005

Mary, I can see some of myself in this poem. You make the reader think about the past...does it really change or do we just forget? You know? Good job. Meredith

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