Special Poem by shimon weinroth

they say I'm different
mock me, call me weird,
strange and freakish,
I think I'm special,

make me lonely and afraid,
I live and pray in the same community
belong to the same species,
still I'm different

and would replicate and copy
as many of my kind as possible,
I look into the mirror to find,
I'm not so different as they say,

in the name of equality and liberty
let me live and love
to reproduce my differences
change and undermine the status quo

to make you all like me,
be fair be tolerant and aware
when the time comes
you too will be special