Plain Jane

April 16, 2014

If everyone is dressed in bright colors

And spontaneous personalities

But I'm just normal old me

Don't I stand out?

I mean,

If everyone is different

And I'm the same different as someone else's different

Because I don't know who me is

Even when everyone else does

Don't I stand out?

Sure,

I'm broken and scared and colorless

And I don't fit in with the uniqueness

And I'm not the smartest or the brightest

Or the strongest or the bravest

But I'm just, you know, me

Don't I stand out?

I'm colorless in a sea of color

But I'm still standing out

And being plain seems alright to me.

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