Idk how you all do it

Wubba lubba dub dub

I grew up weird.
Both fast, and painfully slow.
I understood everything and nothing.
Socially, I started confident and grew awkwardly
first in the sun, then bending away from such bright attentions.
Academically I started out running, always ahead,
always the best, the brightest. Straight As and
mismatched clothes, socially lost
yet somehow showing
'great potential'.

Now I've learned a lot.
All blacks and grays, I've finally
mastered at least a portion of my shortcomings
but its too late. Because I've grown up and its shifted again
analytically I see it, can emulate it, but it isn't
familiar or comfortable, it took me
years to catch up and I'm
still behind.

I've grown up weird.

Reviews

[Re-Pete]

Don't measure yourself by the world's crooked yardstick. Be yourself and live life on your terms. Good job.

[ace]

everyone is weird everyone feels left behind no one feels comfortable in their skin great job putting it into words better than I just did

[😂]

love ya weirdo! !

[Mr. Lopez]

Introspective for sure. I think that everyone has gone through some form or another of this awkwardness growing up,its just that some are better then others at hiding it. It felt more journal then poem until the very last line and I still liked it.