There is a person, sometimes big, sometimes small br Who has a tendency to stay away from it all br When the rest of the proceedings are looked at, with wonder br This person is what everyone calls the quintessential Outsider br br The Outsider could be a scavenger or a hangman br Or anybody considered unusual by a layman br He could be the maligned goalkeeper in a soccer game br Or a war-weary soldier, back to civilian life, devoid of fame br br He wants to be in the thick of action, but cannot do so br He is misunderstood by a friend, as much as by a foe br His position is always lonely, always desolate, always solitary br Whether he be in a high-pressure game or the military br br In every type of setting, he is a stranger br To some, he is a misfit; to some, a danger br To the well-established norms and stereotypes of the world br He is a character whose thoughts are best not unfurled br br He refuses to give in to sycophancy, in this world so biased br Or conform to convention, so he is ostracized br No one seems to have time for his views br And thus his boredom with life blows a fuse br br So, he is reduced to a mere observer br Of circumstances, which he becomes with little fervour br And in this way, he enlarges his experience br Of the development of life, surroundings and consciencebr br RONY PATRAbr br