Belonging

Belonging.
Need
Need to belong
Whose need?
My need?
Your need?
OR your need of me?

Need.
Need to fit in
In.

In a box
In the box
Which box?
Whose box?
Why?

The fundamental question.

Why?
Why do you need to belong?
Why do you need to fit in?
Why do you need to fit into a box?

• • I have just finished reading David Levithan's "Everyday". It is a novel that deals heavily with the topic of belonging. The main character, A, does not belong in any sense of the word. A does not belong to a family. A does not belong to a gender. A does not belong to a body. A does not belong to society. Even though A does not "belong" in a multitude of ways, there is still a deep connection that I as the reader experienced felt with A.