People Like You *

I can feel it happening,

Time and time again,

But there’s nothing I can do,

Except let it happen,

All over again.

Why must people look at me,

And stare the way they do,

Just because I can’t stop,

Acting the way I do.

Your eyes condemn me,

And your heart turns away,

Before you know me.

You are quick to judge,

Just because you see me cry.

I may not be able,

To act the way you do,

And I may not be able,

To look just like you,

But I do have feelings,

That get ignored,

By people like you.

I hide my heart,

And stay where it’s safe,

Because it has been broken,

Beyond all repair.

You see me as strange,

But in my eyes,

I am normal,

Unlike people like you.