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Why me?
WHY ME?
That’s what so many ask themselves,
When they’re depressed, furious, lonely.
I don’t do that, don’t question my misfortunes.
Instead, I question my odd fortune.
Why do I get up at 5 am?
Why do I hate wearing shoes or socks?
Why do I squeal when I’m reading manga before school?
Why do I actually like broccoli?
Why do I read more than I pay attention in French?
Why do I laugh more than I read?
Why do my eyes change colors?
Why do I run outside at the slightest hint of rain?
Why do I dislike wearing my hair down?
Why, when I go outside to walk the dog, do I look at the sky and, upon seeing the crimson clouds mixing with the cerulean sky, invent a battle of epic, supernatural proportions in my mind?
Why am I me?
Because no one else is.
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I agree!!!
Why should you ask "why me?" when you can be thankful for individuality?
I love the qualities you listed and could relate to almost all of them.
I forget where I've heard this, but your poem embodied this quote.
"And so she decided to be herself, because everyone else was already taken."