to the crazy ones...
i've found something that drives me...
it stares at me everyday. and i stare back every other day.
dear couch, this poem defines who i am...a bit.
it's an ‘apple’ ad.
TO THE CRAZY ONES!
Here's to the crazy ones
The misfits
The rebels
The troublemakers
The round pegs in the square holes
The ones who see things differently
They're not fond of rules
And they have no respect for the status quo
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify them or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvass and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
(Or stare at a screen and see a blog?)
We make tools for this kinds of people.
Because while some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
And it’s the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, who actually do
THINK DIFFERENT!
it stares at me everyday. and i stare back every other day.
dear couch, this poem defines who i am...a bit.
it's an ‘apple’ ad.
TO THE CRAZY ONES!
Here's to the crazy ones
The misfits
The rebels
The troublemakers
The round pegs in the square holes
The ones who see things differently
They're not fond of rules
And they have no respect for the status quo
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify them or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvass and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
(Or stare at a screen and see a blog?)
We make tools for this kinds of people.
Because while some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
And it’s the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, who actually do
THINK DIFFERENT!
17 Comments:
At 12:31 PM, Iwaya said…
and he writes poems too, damn! is there no end to your talents?
well said, by the way, this reply to are bloggers geeks, if you read it.
At 2:01 PM, Anonymous said…
And never ever ever evaah! let them put you on medication.
Troublemakers san frontiers
At 3:52 PM, Princess said…
Niiiice!!!
At 10:40 PM, Unyc said…
"And it’s the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, who actually do"
I totally agree with u on this one.
U hv massive talent my friend. Keep up the writin n u might win the Caine Prize.
At 11:30 PM, Kenyanchick said…
"Think different."
Honey, you are different.
Everything that Makanga said: I agree.
At 12:22 AM, Anonymous said…
Well said.Love the poem.
At 2:09 AM, Iwaya said…
Ooops! Made a mistake. Still it's a fantastic poem. Apt. very apt.
At 2:33 AM, Minty said…
great stuff. And your are certainly one of those people.
At 2:46 AM, modoathii said…
yes, iwaya, i didn't write it. my poetry skills kinda suck...lakini i'll unleash that demon one day. watch this space.
makanga and KC, never.
and we are different in our own special...crazy...way.
At 3:53 AM, Anonymous said…
a poem for those who are 'special' for being and acting unconventionally.
At 6:35 AM, Anonymous said…
I feel you. I am different and i have been labeled mad. Then they are learning to live with me. I rule my world!!!
At 5:49 AM, bantutu said…
Am goin to go for a check up...I want 2 b mad!!
Umeiva baba!!! infact unaungua.....sssssss!!!!!
At 6:58 AM, Kabinti said…
lol @ makanga and bantutu's comments. loved the poem!
At 5:06 AM, Savvy Dreamer said…
Thank God IM CRAZY!!!!!!!!!(or so I've been told!!!)
At 5:36 AM, Klara said…
O.k!This is what I call Poetry!!
At 11:09 AM, Pea said…
I LOVE THIS!! Been a while since I was here... Great poem.
At 1:56 AM, zahara said…
Yes MD-Being different is cool! You can be as shady as you want and nobody cares cause they think you're already mad.
So go ahead and be mad I say.
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