Diamond In The Gutter Poem by Anna Fernandez

Sometimes I feel like the diamond lost in the gutter, hidden beneath skeptics and the garbage
Somedays I feel like crying when I screw up and mess everything up
Somehow I have made it this far

(Chorus)
I used to be the one who laughed too loud, the one who everyone looks and stares at
Now I don’t care about the rumorhouse, it is such a waste of time
I was the one who always sat quietly in a corner, now I will never be a social butterfly, but I’ve changed
I don’t care (4x’s)
They’re gonna regret it some day

Sparkling in the gutter, hidden in the stereotype pile, naiive, the one who’ll always believe, that’s who I am
Yeah, the one with the best friend, yeah that’s me
The girl who never speaks, yeah that’s me
The one with the nutty family, yeah that’s me
And I’m proud of it
The goody two shoes, that’s me
The girl who everyone thinks is gay, that’s me
But someday they’re gonna regret it
Crying at my feet
Begging away

(Chorus)
I used to be the one who laughed too loud, the one who everyone looks and stares at
Now I don’t care about the rumorhouse, it is such a waste of time
I was the one who always sat quietly in a corner, now I will never be a social butterfly, but I’ve changed
I don’t care (4x’s)
They’re gonna regret it some day

Always at the bottom of the bucket
Hardly ever welcome
Chained to the wall
Now I’m free
I’ll always be that girl
But I’m proud of it

Don’t let anybody change who you are inside
It’ll just go wrong

Stick with yourself
They’re just jealous
Someday they’ll be begging on their knees
Begging for forgivness
But ‘til that day
They’re just jealous, of watching you fly by