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generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so.
i was supposed to shut my mouth
but instead i shut my mind
never before had i been so free
so free, but oh so blind
i was supposed to feel it all from within
but i crashed on another distracting trend
i didn’t know where i was for a while
no beginning and then no end
i was supposed to take a breath and pause
i was gonna stop and smell the roses
but i was the only thing this time
that got up any noses
i was supposed to be dead by now
but little parts of me still live
not really sure which bits are which
or how much i’ve left to give
i was supposed to be anywhere but here
yet the elusive alternatives thwart me
i did nearly everything like i was told
and i did it almost like they taught me
i was supposed to be dealing fiction
but i smeared the pages with bits of me
maybe too much all at once?
but it was only then that i could see
About the Creator
Bren
"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa
"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend
Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler
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This has a similar tone to Timothee Chlamet's line in Prodigal Son. "Everyone talks to me like I'm the one, you know, I should change. Why should I change? I've never even gotten to find out who I am, and you want me to change." He goes on to say more, but this part of his script is what I relate to what your poem. I've always loved this line, and your poem mirrors that sentiment perfectly. <3
Smear away my friend