Dinosaurs
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The image that stays with me comes from the story
of a black boy playing wide-eyed with his toy dinosaurs.
And maybe this is the picture that stays with everybody,
I used to be creative
Then I went to school
I used to play outside
Now the air's too cool
I used to have ambition
Living unrestrained
But now my will's been missing
It seems a million years ago I could roam the earth with such confidence and glory. But since the year has gone by, the world I see is spiraling down a dark path.Who knew my world could change so fast, just like the asteroid came and passed- Excep
I feel like a Dinosaur.
While all of you are busy trying to decide whether you're
happy, mad, sad,
or just in love,
I am busy being a Dinosaur.
Specifically, a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
I am a raptor who loves to run
I wonder where I will end up
I hear the roars of my prey
I see them in the distance
I want to taste the meat of my feast
I am a raptor who loves to run
I have the slightest tendencyTo think myself lessThan what I can beI sell myself shortSo consistantlyIt makes me sadFor I should seeThat I am made of DINOSAURSAnd Stars and things like these
