A Dove Among Crows

"i am persecuted for being different

that the exterior views match the interior design

blind to the hatred they see

i walk my path by the faith i believe

turning a blind eye to their deceit and demise

loving them anyway

a child taught by imagination

a student taught professors

a man taught by society

i am a different breed of this reality

the spark to the roaring flames of the Gospel

a wildfire scorching the land

with a burning message unable to go unheard

whether it's spitting from behind a mic

or preaching the Word for all or one to heed

and in retrospect, it's kinda funny

when we don't consume what the world feeds

they'll eventually want us dead for our deeds

attempt to bury us but had no idea that we are seeds

we're rooted in this, picked of all our weeds

roads taken that were less traveled

we soar high, seeking life's treasures

awaiting the destination to which it leads."

I'm different.

For a long time, that's been hard for me to accept. I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to be everyone else. I longed for an identity that wasn't mine. Maybe that way I can "fit in", where as "sticking out" was far from anything on my agenda. Simply put, I didn't like who I was. I didn't like my size, shape (head and body), character, etc. I wanted to be the "same" as everyone around me. Come to find out, THAT WAS EVEN WORSE. As I grew up, I grew to appreciate the man that I was created to be. I got to know the man that God intended for me to be intentionally. I fell in love with my identity after I came to love the One who gave to me. I'm not ashamed of who I am anymore. I encourage you to do the same. A dove among crows. Crows who seek to critique, criticize or cancel you for not being one of them. Pick at your ideals, peck at your viewpoints, squawk at the beliefs. It's okay to be different. God says so.

 

"Be you. Everyone else is already taken", Oscar Wilde.

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