THE ODD ONE OUT

The Odd One Out

Silence is not the absence of noise,

But the peace of mind.

Such is the view of an optimist,

But there's also a pessimistic side.

She was quiet, not because she was wrong,

But she was afraid her reply would upset the crowd.

She was neither shy nor awkward,

She just didn't agree to social structure.

People called her names she never bothered to put right.

Coz she knew, the more she illustrated her point of view,

The more they would exploit her, irrespective of who.

She was not mute, but was silenced.

Her mind screamed with ideas so abstract,

That nobody could decipher her concepts.

She was not stone hearted or cold,

Her heart was full of compassion.

But she couldn’t afford to get hurt,

So she chose discreet expression.

You see she had a heart of a jelly,

And joy in her belly.

Everyone called her silly,

But nobody ever understood her really.

-Tejasvi Lotlikar