To Skye~

Before I say anything else I want to say something about my friend Skye. A girl I have secretly envied before.
Okay, bluntly: She simply does not fit into this society, period. Maybe in Japan she would better but not here. She is brilliant for her age and at times is even more mature than myself. I have been inspired by her in many, many ways. She is absolutely talented when it comes to dancing and I've written poetry from her dancing before. She puts her heart into dancing, there is nothing less authentic than that. She doesn't mind going out into the courtyard at school and dancing in front of all the kids even though they tease her relentlessly for it. She also writes. Music, poetry and stories. She's very talented and though her work is still that of a young girl I see a lot of potential there as well. She's bright and something so gentle rests in her heart. She is one of the kindest people I know and will always forgive. She is also strong and pure, wanting to help others and inspire them to make it through any hard time.
Even the people who like Skye or befriend Skye, I think they hope for something that I do not hope for. Maybe some people would say I am cruel but I find anything else to be terribly cruel. Skye is who she is and she can't fake that, I don't think she would even know how. What is normal for most people is just our way of hiding our brilliance. Is it really so strange to do something you love and to do it with all your heart? She has passion for what she does and she's still young. If the wants to dance, I say let her dance.
I see what my teacher does. My teachers see's that she is a wonderful person but because she simply doesn't fit in she is ridiculed and unless she can learn to at least conform somewhat this is how it will always be for her. I know she see's how cruel it is for Skye.
Because she is the way she is, other's who do not have their eyes open and will not open them for anything else but what they have accepted as normal, she is ridiculed. To them she is freak. She is someone that don't want to understand. Because wearing a mask of normalcy is much easier then being yourself. You'd just become another freak, right? Skye has no choice, unlike us. She can't put up a mask unless she worked very hard to. But my teacher wants so desperately for her to learn to be more like other children so that she can be accepted. Her writing is that of a young girls and she has dreams to send it to a famous director but Mrs. Jacey thinks because she is in her own world she won't see that a director would trash. This, I understand but I also feel that Skye will grow more before she sends it in. There really is potential there in the clutter of her thoughts.
When I think of Skye changing, I feel very sad. To some she may seem like a freak but there is nothing freaky about being yourself. She has always been a breath of fresh air to me and I have secretly envied her for her ability to see things for what they are and even to just be herself. Yes, she lives a bit in a fantasy world at times but so do we all in some ways! When it really counts, Skye understands. Because some things can be understood no matter the language or age. It's universal.
I say that if she can find this within her heart then no matter what kind of person she is she can speak this universal message and people will hear her. I have seen it. The more she reaches out, the more people listen to Skye. People DO try to understand her. Because they can see she cares for them.
I respect Skye and for her to ever learn such a terrible habit as putting on a mask would be so useless. This world wants more people like Skye. It inspires me to be true to myself. It makes me hope that somehow I can also be a symbol of freedom like she is. Because that is what she symbolizes for me. She symbolizes freedom. And I do see the flip side. It's a hard people. People who don't want to see it this way, won't. And they will attack because it feels like an attack on their very way of life. A mask doesn't work when it starts to feel like one. I won't change other people but I won't change myself. Skye may have a more difficult life in that aspect but if she never stops believing in herself and never believes that she really is a freak, she is someone who is revolutionary.