Hey babes! Here’s an original poem from a GL reader just like you. Leave your critiques in the comments, please!

So different from the rest

I feel so
different
from
the rest.

I always
try
to do
my best.

They all
try
to
pick
on me.

But one
day
they
will
finally see

and I
can stop hiding
and in
the end

I will
make
a lasting
Friend.

I do not
want
to be
the same.

Being
different
is
how
I
play
the game
of life,
the bittersweet,

To win
the game
will
be
my
treat.

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