I Don’t Belong
There are times when I feel like I do not belong here. I feel as if I belong to a different place in time, to a different world, to a different universe. Sometimes I feel that the reason I think like that is because of how weird and different I am. I am a very weird person, and I am perfectly okay with that. I love the fact that I am different from anybody else. I am my own person, trying to be like everybody else is something I avoid doing.
I am constantly in my own little world. Daydreaming is something I am always doing. It is as if I am never actually here because my mind is always off somewhere else. I like to think that instead of being on Earth I am on some other planet. Spacing out is also something that I tend to do quite a lot. I do not feel that daydreaming and spacing out are bad things. I find that daydreaming and spacing out can be forms of escape from reality. For a few minutes my mind gets to be free and gets to travel to other places and explore.
I have stated how I am different from everybody quite a few times before. Being different has its perks along with some cons (although I rarely ever see cons in being different). Feeling as though I belong somewhere else can be a con at times. My diversity from everyone else makes me feel that I should not be here sometimes. I am not like many other teens and I am not like anyone else that I know either.
Maybe in a place where there were more people like me I would feel more “at home”. Feeling like I do not belong here wouldn’t cross my mind. I wouldn’t feel so different from anyone. Even though I love being different from everybody it would be nice to know more people who are like me.
Caroline DePhillips is a senior and a third year Journalism student.
Caroline DePhillips participates in Teen Group for her church, Washington Alliance...