Before I was stupid
I was creative.
The world doesn’t want creative.
The world wants inventive.
The world wants practicality.
The world wants physical perfection.
Before I was stupid
I thought I had talent.
I thought I could share this talent with the world.
But that was before I was stupid.
Time came for me to go to school.
I met other children. I met other adults.
Then I learnt that I was not creative.
I learnt that I was stupid.
My parents understood that
The world did not want creative.
The world wanted practicality.
I failed at every hurdle.
I did not have physical perfection
And I did not have practicality.
It is said that stupid people do not know
That they are stupid.
But I do. I know.