(2014)
Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
I do not enjoy roller coasters I am not chicken But they say You just have to try it! So I do
When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…