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The Young Once

cornflakes...

By BrenPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
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you really shouldn't encourage me

i got crude and crass down pat

i can behave if i absolutely have to

but mostly it’s “aaahhh fuck that

i have a loose concept of normal

but it’s a place i tend to shun

can’t handle that kind of stillness

my elusion illusion, my fun

normal is very very boring

pure undiluted normal is very bland

like a laugh track on a shit TV show

pretend, prepared and pre-planned

like everyone’s in the joke

even before the driest of smiles is raised

it’s just so bloody pointless and boring

it’s no wonder i’m a little bit crazed

“it’s very, very boring!“

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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

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    I tried being normal once. Worst day if my life, lol! Loved your poem!

  • The best people are crazy

  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    This was a fun poem - I'm never convinced by the notion of normal though!

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Normal is overrated.

  • Lol 😆💙 👍I feel ya!

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