To The Misfits and Foolish

Here’s to the misfits and foolish ones who think differently.
They’re not fond of simplicity.
They live unconventionally existing
at a different level of intensity.

They add elasticity and flexibility to what’s inflexibly rigid,
bringing warmth to the frigid systems of existence.
You can hate them acidicly, discredit their credibility
or even oppose them ritualistically.

Look down on them cynically,
say they became great accidentally,
rain on them torrentially
or see brilliance academically.

You can look and see density
or see a lovely symphony.
About the only thing you can’t do is disqualify their eligibility.
Because they change history.

Everything in existence moves them restlessly
on to destiny backed by infinity.
Their spirit is immensity,
they overcome resiliently and follow their hearts existentially.

Though they may be misunderstood until the next century,
we see their opponents’ adrenaline as only minimally convincing,
simply for a time because in them there’s a tendency
for the divine to visit earth coincidentally.

And while others may see misfits and foolishness
we see wisdom and genius
because the ones crazy enough to think they can live and love limitlessly
are the ones who actually do.

― Curtis Tyrone Jones

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