What it's Like to be Me

Between falling asleep to Taylor swift And writing everything out in lists Being me can be interesting Spending each summer protesting Marching around Cadillac holding posters Writing poem after poem looking for closure Ignoring everyone who dares to try to get ahold of me after school Tell me in person if you can, it’s an unspoken rule I sign up to get emails from colleges With full knowledge That the only college I want won't happen Every time I watch TV having on closed captions Having to have the light on when I sleep Accidentally making every conversation deep Every time I like a song I put it on loop And I listen to it until it gets old Always needing to walk in groups I’m never not cold I freak out if my grade gets to a ninety-four If it does it’s an internal civil war I get scared in small spaces I feel like I’m suffocating I can hardly sleep under a blanket If my hoodie isn’t big it needs to have a zipper I’ve always wanted to be a singer So I sing any chance I get And I turn my lyrics into poems I hate it when I sweat And I hate being home I spend every moment with my brother My nails have to look presentable I have a bad relationship with my mother And I’m extremely forgetful So that’s a tiny glimpse of a day in my life Each thing adds to my intricate design