Non-Conformity


To be odd is to be different
and never a sin,
It allows creativity,
lets out what’s bottled in,
Rules and restrictions
are prisons we create,
Peer pressure and fashion
to care how we rate,
Evolution advanced because somebody faired
to climb down from the branches,
venture; where no one had dared,
So if you’re concerned you’re looking too loud,
take a brave heart; be yourself and stand proud.

 Philip Wood