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JDK Jan 2021
Some of us are too stubborn to acknowledge when we've got it all figured out.

Knowing what's best for you doesn't always mean you know what the next best thing to do is.

Some of us know too many words and not enough meaning,
and we get all tripped up on the semantics.

If I could, I'd stop writing stanzas that begin with ******* like,
"If I could,"
or
"Truth be told,"
or,
"Truth is."

Because **** me dude.
Seriously, I'm the worst.
Maybe I'll find a random group of skater kids and ride up on them like,

"Y'all bozos want some ***** though bros?"

(There's no non-creepy way to get rid of this thing, basically, is what I'm trying to say.)
JDK Jan 2021
Poets are sociopaths
masquerading as artists
who've convinced themselves they know how to connect to other people
while having no clue where their own heart is.
I'm just projecting my personal shortcomings onto all of you.
JDK Dec 2020
Distance makes the heart grow fonder,
and proximity can make you wonder how you ever built it up so be some kind of cure-all universal life-problem-solver.
But when reality falls short of fantasy,
that's where all of the life-lessons are found.

The majority of them seem to be along the lines of:
Ha, *******. Figure it out for yourself.
JDK Dec 2020
Truth is, I'm just a charlatan who's gotten very good at pretending like my opinions are wisdom when they're really just a bunch of after-thoughts regarding dumb decisions I've spent my whole life making.
*Accidentally on purpose. Here's one for free: that dumb thing you just did spontaneously is the farthest thing from being worthless.
JDK Dec 2020
Despite all the shade I throw at my family,
truth is,
they're alright.
I often find myself wishing they were more, you know, financially responsible, attuned to social customs, better hosts, etc.
But at the end of the day, it all comes together in such a way that makes me feel okay with life, and that is worth so much more than any of that other *******.
JDK Dec 2020
Words have their uses,
but they've been perverted to the point of being almost worthless.
Only the cool kids know where their power lies now.
Get out there and make some music.
Have you ever jammed out to a song that was in a language you didn't understand? Then you know what's up.
JDK Dec 2020
Use context clues.
"I mean, he seems alright, but I've heard he posts on a poetry website."

"Yikes!"
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