no matter how many smooth veneers
we polish over our faces, no matter what color
or type of mask it is, it's still a mask- smiling
or criticizing, it's still a mask. I'd rather wash
all the ******* and overused phrases off of my soul.
I'd rather grow a backbone than think the world is all sunny
because it isn't. I'd rather grow a backbone than think
the world is all indifferent and miserable
because it isn't. I'd rather be myself than force other people
to listen to me or try and make everybody like me.
I'd rather have a good time when times are good
and have a bad time when times are bad than fake it
one way or another. Optimism and pessimism both
dull our senses, they both hurt our perceptions of truth.
The mountains and the valleys exist; a plain, no matter
the average elevation, is still a plain.