A Different Daisy

Written by Anika Nambisan, Grade 9

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Photo by Norbert Nagel

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I am a daisy in a field of roses,

The difference as clear as day and night,

Clear as glass,

Blurry as the lines we draw,

Is this reality nice?

Warped into different perspectives,

Kaleidoscope representations,

But which one shows me really?

Defying the rocky slope,

It grows against the will of others,

Will I grow, or be harnessed down?

Stuck in a brown pot,

When I need to be in the forest,

Among the trees that grow strong and tall,

Will I grow to be like them,

Or crumble under the pressure?

A chameleon,

In the eyes of others,

With each blink, my color changes,

Which one do I feel, suits me better?