Sardines

be so very
careful
when trying to fit
in
with everybody
else
because you just
might ~
stay fully wild,
star child
ride your watermelon
bike
wear your purple polka dot
pants
dream your dripping honeycomb
dreams ~
remain always untamed,
free spirit,
don’t give up what makes you
different
be the red
umbrella
be the horseshoe
nebula
be the dancing
fool
be the mismatched
socks
be the walking piece of rainbow shag
carpet ~
because because because
you weren’t plucked from
nothingness
to simply fit
in
you were created to make us
gasp ~
seduce us with your
strangeness
wear your authenticity like
lingerie
quit pretending to be so
khaki
while you are dripping in
watercolors ~
continue being weird my
beautiful weirdo
remember remember remember
fitting in is for
sardines
~ john roedel