why does average feel like a word
people lower their voice for
like it’s something fragile
or worse
something embarrassing
why does it sound like
a life half-lived
why do we say
“don’t be average”
the way we say
“don’t waste yourself”
as if they mean the same thing
why does failure
get remembered
held up
dissected
given meaning
while average
slips through fingers
without even leaving a trace
why is being the worst
still a kind of presence
a mark
a stain
proof that you touched something
but being average
feels like standing in a room
full of people
and slowly realizing
no one would notice
if you left
why does that thought
sit heavier
than the fear of falling apart
why do we chase extremes
like they’re proof of living
as if pain
or brilliance
are the only languages
that count
why is quiet
mistaken for empty
why is steady
mistaken for small
why does “enough”
sound like surrender
who taught us
that we must either
overflow
or disappear
who decided
the middle
was a place people go
when they stop trying
because i look at it now
and it doesn’t feel empty
it feels full
in a quieter way
like a heartbeat
you don’t notice
until it stops
like breath
coming and going
without asking
to be seen
maybe average
is not the absence of something
maybe it is the absence
of breaking
maybe it is staying
when everything around you
demands you
to become louder
bigger
more
maybe it is choosing
to exist
without turning yourself
into a performance
Mar 29
Mar 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM UTC