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Different

October 24, 2023
By kendal_kelly SILVER, Austin, Texas
kendal_kelly SILVER, Austin, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
It doesn't matter who you are it only matters what you do -sam winchester


Difference…. There are many ways to make a difference.

Big

Small

W     i       d       e  

T

A

L

L

But I like to believe my difference is more than that

More than a sneeze

A quick sensation

Just made too slowly fade…

For my difference 

Was

Different 

Made people 

See 

When most people ignore 

I treasure 

There is this girl 

Her name left unknown

She's different

And if I've learned anything it's that

People

Dont

Like

Different 

Every day she would be left back into the cafeteria.

Her stuff splattered over the floor.

And the noise in the room would fade

Till everyone was gone…

Except

Me 

And 

Her 

I grab her items and help her out 

While I do this is think

Why do we fear difference 

Picking up trash 

Giving out food

All good differences 

As we walk to her class I contemplate

What is the world today 

Without difference 

Destroyed destneys 

Dreams buried down below fighting to get out 

So I started

Anytime 

Anything fell

Anything hurt

I tried 

To make things 

At Least 

A little

Bit

Better

And already that's what keeps half the world waking up

For change 

And difference

Isn't something to fear

But something to embrace


The author's comments:

This is my submission to the how do you make a difference essay contest. Its about a girl with disabilities at my school and why difference isn't so bad.


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