In Defense Of Being Different Poem by Leena Amwaalwa

Your interests may be trash to someone else,
and vice versa.
That doesn't make you wrong or them right,
but different.
A big-sized head isn't wisdom,
and a small-sized head isn't dull.
See, long-legged doesn't mean
you can see in the future,
short-legged doesn't mean you're stuck
in the past.
A small body doesn't mean lack,
just as a big body doesn't mean abundance.
Solo isn't lonely,
and a crowd isn't company.
The 'haves' aren't rich,
the 'havenots' aren't poor.
See, your current obstacle doesn't mean you're done,
your recent victory doesn't mean you've arrived.
Coming last isn't defeat,
just as being first isn't bravery.