[Calliope]: 216.Poems.Extraordinary

Extraordinary

Extraordinary.
We as human's are extremely
Extraordinary.
How can we be any other way?

Only we can hide our emotions.
Only we run from our problems.
Only we blame others.
Only we live in denial.

How can this be considered
Extraordinary?
There's nothing included
That is at all remarkable.

So we avoid being ourselves.
So we create an alternate life.
So we attempt to live guilt free.
So we delude ourselves temporarily.

What problems does this create
For creatures like us
Who are so
Extraordinary?

We will fester from the inside out.
We will be caught by what we've run from.
We will force someone else into painful contemplation.
We will call ourselves extraordinary.

© Angie O’Connor