Welcome to the world

Welcome to the world

that never gives anything back.

If you want it

you work for it

if you don't

you're letting everyone down.

You'll fall in love

and you'll hate it.

You'll think you've found it

whatever it is

(it's a lie).

You'll meet people and people

and people

human connection

is such a strange thing.

You'll watch shows

looking for yourself

you will never ever find you

amidst the pile of everyone else

and as hard as you try

we are all different

if you try to be different you're the

same

if you try to be the same

you're crazy

does that make sense?

None of it does.

Some people

are the status quo

others

gave up.

You'll be the flip side of what you said

a hypocrite.

You'll look in the mirror and think 

ugh

and never look again.

You'll swim in other people's successes

and wonder if you'll ever find your own

you'll build a "family" that crashes

tumbles

and rebuilds

you'll find "friends" that do the same.

Welcome to the world

they say life is a gift

but it's an explosive one.