I see you

I see you and you are smiling

And you are happy

And you deserve it

And you are so much of what I want to be

And while you might feel crummy in the spotlight,

I'll be over here feeling shitty in the dark dingy corner

Where dust collects

From all of the time I've spend here

Here is where I lay down my achievements

My sweat and my focus and my hours of labor

At the backs of the feet of those praising you 

And I scream for them 

And they can't hear me

They say that in life there are peaks and valleys

They also say that everything happens for a reason

I've found that once you've stared at the cobwebs for long enough, you're realize that

You've led yourself to that very corner

And that's when your valleys grow so wide

That the trek uphill seems impossible

But there's still this flickering hope

This stupid stupid hope 

That while all the beautiful, successful people get their time to shine

I'll one day find my way through the crowds and 

Be seen

But for now I'm here

Sitting and waiting for 

My turn

My turn

My turn