sit on your potential until it hatches

cocoon your nightmares

until they become

butterflies;

knead your wishes

into dough

until they rise;

get a dead end job;

be good at it

do drugs;

escape yourself.

sober up;

know yourself.

slouch

sit up straight

pay your bills

do the dishes tomorrow

ignore your parents

don't meet anyone new

don't keep your friends close

trust no one

move out

pay rent

waste your money

smoke cigarettes all day

get cancer

write a song no one will hear

don't believe in your talents

take advantage of people

hurt someone badly

f**k yourself

when no one else will

cut out

the bullshit

with your sharp tongue;

say things you don't mean

when you apologize,

don't actually mean it.

compromise;

don't always try

to have it your way

this isn't Burger King

this isn't where 

the high school kids go

after dark

this isn't your hometown

this isn't where

you thought

you'd be.

(where else is there to go?)

Reviews

[Martin]

Very interesting perspective. Very enjoyable. It stuck out in a way that made me pay attention all the way through. Great job!