Of all the people I might be concerned would give me the brush off... God isn't one of them. From one flake to another... It's quite a view riding on the shoulder of God. I'm quite content with that little definition. Thanks for sharing! I KNOW I'm flaky. But like a snowflake, nobody elses DNA is quite like mine so I'm a rare flake. I really enjoyed this.

Hi Chris, and well said. There is a sobering side to eccentricity. Odd behavior can flourish only in a tolerant society and that it often produces radical new ideas by virtue of its willingness to cast off accepted norms. Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light. Bravo! Thanks.

Blessed are the flakes, for they shall redefine the world! Dandruff is an interesting image...I've always thought of myself more as a breakfast cereal :-)

I have alot of friends and one daughter who are hopeless flakes- Ilove them because they make me laugh just by being themselves! Very well expressed.

I enjoyed this, especially the last stanza that leaps to a hilarious cosmic analogy. Reminds me of an old one-liner joke: "California's like a bowl of granola - whatever's not fruits and nuts is flakes!" d:-)

LOL!! Wonderful analogy! God's mercy surely is extended to all who will receive it.

I've suggested this for POTD and have placed it on my favorites list!

Awww, this is so sweet, Chris! Haha, thanks for making me laugh.. AGAIN! Great read and well done. -Kat :) I am proud to be the dandruff beside you.

Better flake than fake! Great write, esp the last stanza what a way to put it~

oh! How this made me smile so wide! thank you thank you thank you :D

As the undisputed kind of all flakes, I do thank you... This philosophical look inside the word and meaning was, indeed, a joy -- very nicely done! ;)

as long as oddball is the worst i find myself being, i figure i'm doing pretty well.

Oh, this is a nice exploration of the word and the ending two lines are just delightful and upbeat.

We would still be apes without the flakes.

Isn't that the truth! From your lips to God's throne.. .aloha

The last stanaza rocks Chris, set up by the rumination in the rest of the poem. A great POTD. Kudos!

I'm happy to see this as POTD and that last stanza will help me hold my head up high today! Ha!

...what are all those people above saying?...wahhhlll, it is/was a wonderful ponderace o' the subject o' flakes and/or flak-ology...chris, we have met the enemy and he is us...wonderful lil' pic o' human-kind[and/or not so kind]...too much! peace, chaz

Good thoughts Chris. CONGRATULATIONS on POTD! I enjoyed the way you took it from the supposed use, to the dictionary definition, to the heavenly thought.
~Chelle~

Congratulations on poem of the day Chris from one flake to another.....Charlie

haha well I guess it's a matter of whose head you flake off of...? Charming introspection and musing. My favorite aspect is the hesitant investigation and self doubt involved, it is palpable and draws one in sympathetically and poetically--right into the dictionary with you, to share sighs of relief.

Funny, I always call people 'flakes' if they regularly disappoint...like cancelling plans last minute without telling me, not following through on their promises, etc. I never thought it to refer to 'oddballs.' Thanks for the other perspective.