Inescapable

I've spent my life dancing in between the lyrics

Like the bug avoiding humans on a summer day

I buried myself away

I tried to stay safe,

Stay calm.

Please everyone.

But you cannot please everyone without unsettling everyone as well,

You cannot stay neutral and have a favorite song.

You cannot try without failing.

You cannot sit cross-legged and let the world pass you by,

And still have dreams.

You must act.

You must fall. 

You must see another day,

And see another way,

Until your brittle bones decompose.

picture of sunset on beach

bumblebea

VT

16 years old

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