Belong

I really don’t belong in this crowd
Ha, I fit don’t get me wrong
I’m not their age, and when they turn
They know I don’t belong
In this side of town.

So let’s cut through the chase
I don’t plan on leaving soon.
Maybe it’s my age, I don’t easily spurn
So hey if I don’t belong
There’s a stranger in your town.

By Dave Schipper © 2012 Rose Riversong.

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are confirmed easily
An obese man at the Old Country Barfett
A fart conversation at a teen boy party
A cute thin woman at the natural food store
A curmudgeon old man who is a bore.

Stereotypes broken are harder
Catholics and Lutherans agreeing on Grace
A US President with an African face
Government spending that isn’t a hand-out
CEO’s who care a crap about ___.

I like to shatter stereotypes.
I am a conservative socialist.
I play guitar with an stiff wrist.
I eat healthy but drink cheap wine.
I’m an old fart who let’s his light shine.

by Dave Schipper (c) 2009 Rose Riversongs

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