The Nerd

Building up inside
Like a shaken soda pop
Emotions that run wild
And thoughts that just won't stop

Hidden layers of personality
Shaded from your eyes
Bitterness and misery
Covered up by lies

You think you have me pegged
Like some stupid media cliche
But I'm so much more than that
And you'll realize that someday

You label and taunt me
Like I don't see past the jokes
But I realize that your friendships
Are nothing more than hoax

Nerd, Prep, Goth, Punk
I'm tired of this shit
Have you forgotten we're all people?
What is it you don't get?

You see the senior vixen
Walking down the hall
I see a girl who can't escape
Whose looks are her downfall

You see the gothic freak
Who just gets stoned all day
I see a struggle against reality
And someone with something to say

You see the skateboard punk
"He's a poser. He's so gay."
Posers are just hidden people
We're all posers in that way

Why can't you see it?
Are you really that blind?
If you could just get past the exterior
And get inside their mind

You judge the world with pride
Thoughtless to our lives
In a world of bitter realities
Can our souls survive?

I'm a poet and I'm an author
A man who values expression
I'm an actor and a scholar
That is my sole confession

But all these things don't matter
Because all that you just heard
Is "This guy thinks he writes poetry,
He must be such a nerd."

~Nick