Different Does Not Mean Deviant



You may not be the same as me,
But that is quite alright
Because we are not once bizarre
In daytime or at night!

I may not play the game today
The same as you or him,
But that does not mean that I've got
The chances that are slim.

Please don't confuse the friends you choose
With those quite deviant.
Because they will not once fulfill
Your need to be content.

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Written on January 12, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 363
Words 80
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Steve Cochrane

 · 1955 · Cape

A poet since 1971 more…

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  • luisestable1
    This can make one think of the way many think of those who are different than them: the pigmentation of the skin, nationality, choice of religion, sexual orientation and so forth. These things have nothing to do with the real character or make-up of a person.
    This is a poem that touches on an umber of situations and thus a good read. 
    LikeReply11 months ago

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