The Stranger

Jun 13, 2026

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I do not belong,
since I refuse to spend
my last ounce of honor in belonging.

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I sit here quite alone,
though I long have been
surrounded by the others’ company.

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If they were once to listen
to the meaning of the words
I sometimes choose to utter,

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They might soon find offense,
for they would strike them unwieldy;
that I fully understand.

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I choose my lines with care,
and try to write them plainly
for those who choose to read them,

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Knowing well that they may be
few and scattered everywhere,
separated, near-forgotten.

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I know I am alone,
but somehow I still keep
the company of strangers.

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