Adulthood Pt.2
“Adventure is out there”
Is what they say
You have to pay your own ticket
Is what they don’t
“Be yourself”
Is what they say
But don’t stray from the line
Is what they don’t
“take a stand”
Is what they say
But you’ll stand alone
Is what they don’t
False phrases and half truths
Litter our perfectly paved roads
And we grow up believing in everything
But when we’re grown, we realized
What they said wasn’t what they were saying
And we’ve learned to read between the lines
To achieve is to lose
To be is not to be
And to stand up
Is to stand alone
This poem is about:
Our world