u/yammymua

When I was a kid teachers told me
You have an old soul.
I always took it as a compliment
That I was wise beyond my years.
I convinced myself,
I was born in the wrong generation.
Thinking,
I have a voice adults want to hear.
 
Until I realized I was robbed
of my innocence.
Constantly burdened by
Adults’ desires and fears.
You have an old soul.
In other words,
You’ve cosplayed a therapist
For way too many years.

I am not as dumb as I feel.

My fear of not being good enough,

driving the wheel.

Racing in between thoughts, 

their reflection in the rear.

On a wild chase,

because I won’t let them near.

Out running the law, 

breaking the limit on each belief.

Putting miles in between us 

to remind me,

I am not as dumb as I feel.