“Doing As
You’re Told”
They told me
to be silly
And I let
myself go
Would burst
with energy
Avoid any
lows
They told me
to be funny
And so I
learned a few jokes
Found humor
in bad puns
And wrote
fun birthday notes
They told me
to be smart
And I achieved
the grades
Studied and
was astute
Never
sacrificing for the pay
They told me
to be strong
And I sewed
up negativity
I performed
a tearless roll
And kept a
level of brevity
They told me
I needed to feel
And so I
released a little
Expressed a
few feelings
They said I
was too brittle
They told me
to be honest
And I gave
them the truth
Then they
got angry
Said my
tongue was too loose
They told me
they’d miss me
While I wait
for a call
An answer to
my message
A sign they
knew me at all
They told me
to never fear
As I’m
terrified by society
I fear the
human race
I fear
what’s inside me
They told me
everything
And I
learned to listen
Paid
attention to the words
That no
longer had a mission
They told me
nothing
Since they
never acted
They told me
nothing
And I never
asked for it
