Misfit Poem by Nosheen Irfan

Misfit

Rating: 4.7


He hides in his turtle shell
Afraid to meet the world
To face the gaping eyes
To hear the intruding voice
His tongue refuses to speak
His mind works no more
In the company of empty souls
So he better shut up
In his house of solitude
Rather than act bizarre
And make a fool of himself
In the eyes of the ones
Who gauge you by looks
And pass a judgment on you
By the standard of their pettiness
For them, he is a no-body
Living inside the confines of reserve
Narrow and suffocating to death
Alone and burning in hell
For he cannot think like they do
He cannot flow with the stream
He cannot be them
He is a misfit as they say.

Monday, January 11, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: alone
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 31 July 2019

His tongue refuses to speak/His mind works no more/In the company of empty souls....powerful expression! I am not boosting your poetry sparkles in all dimensions! A brilliant work.............10

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Jette Blackstone 19 December 2017

I prefer to listen to what the misfit has to say. While he may spend time alone, I would guess he spends time alone with his thoughts and observations often worth hearing. The wisdom of the crowd is often ignorance. Beautiful imagery. The comparison of tortoise to misfit is wonderful. Thanks Nosheen!

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Bri Edwards 26 January 2017

you portrayal certainly fits with the definition i found online! ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mis·fit ˈmisˌfit/ noun noun: misfit; plural noun: misfits a person whose behavior or attitude sets them apart from others in an uncomfortably conspicuous way. a motley collection of social misfits synonyms: nonconformist, eccentric, maverick, individualist, square peg in a round hole; informaloddball, odd duck, weirdo, freak, screwball they prided themselves on being the class misfits archaic something that does not fit or that fits badly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - quite unfortunate: the life of a misfit. : ( bri to MyPoemList

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Edward Kofi Louis 09 May 2016

Living inside the confines of reserve! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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M Asim Nehal 17 February 2016

Nice poem with miniscule detail about being alone.............10+++++++++

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Nosheen Irfan

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Lahore, Pakistan
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