The Hidden Message | Henry Dinh

All the days I’ve wandered on this Earth,

Never have I truly felt

Desirable, relevant, or even normal.

Yearning for love and friends,

Excruciating desire to fit in,

Terrified of being shunned,

I wander along, insecure about the way I am.

Squeezing my way through every day,

Unable to comprehend opposing beliefs,

Rejected by everyone I know,

Vile, intrusive thoughts course through my mind.

I wonder when I can understand

Values that our society holds dear.

Even my parents don’t understand me,

And yet I survive.