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I don’t mean to alarm you But I am dying I’ve been dying for awhile And I hope that when I go I join the ranks of the greats Robin Williams Audrey Hepburn Robert Frost George Washington Names everyone knows Names I grew up admiring Aspiring Wanting Wishing Everything tries to be them And falls flat Probably because I’m dying And when you’re dying You aren’t as great As you once thought My jokes will never crack a smile On the wrinkled Cavernous face Of Mr. Robin Williams My beauty lies inside Since I lack the seraphic Elegant Graceful Beauty of Audrey Hepburn My words are mere letters Where they could be scars And stars Like Robert Frost I lack courage I lack leadership Greatness finds victims aside me Leaving me Always one step behind George Washington and his armies Bet he keeps those armies in his sleevies I’m dying up here Just like these sucky jokes I’m dying here From school From work Anxiety Grades And all the like And I’m dying in here From loneliness Ostracization Failure to complete Lack of motivation I’m dying here Can’t you see
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Nov 7, 2017
Nov 7, 2017 at 3:07 PM UTC
Dying
I don’t mean to alarm you But I am dying I’ve been dying for awhile And I hope that when I go I join the ranks of the greats Robin Williams Audrey Hepburn Robert Frost George Washington Names everyone knows Names I grew up admiring Aspiring Wanting Wishing Everything tries to be them And falls flat Probably because I’m dying And when you’re dying You aren’t as great As you once thought My jokes will never crack a smile On the wrinkled Cavernous face Of Mr. Robin Williams My beauty lies inside Since I lack the seraphic Elegant Graceful Beauty of Audrey Hepburn My words are mere letters Where they could be scars And stars Like Robert Frost I lack courage I lack leadership Greatness finds victims aside me Leaving me Always one step behind George Washington and his armies Bet he keeps those armies in his sleevies I’m dying up here Just like these sucky jokes I’m dying here From school From work Anxiety Grades And all the like And I’m dying in here From loneliness Ostracization Failure to complete Lack of motivation I’m dying here Can’t you see
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Nov 7, 2017
Nov 7, 2017 at 3:07 PM UTC
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