"i have always been afraid
but i have never been patient
and that means far greater to me than
any fear i've ever had
you know what i mean
you do know."

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for those of us
who have barely made our parents proud
&nearly didnt graduate high school
what is the rest of our lives
except the lack of future
we've already predetermined to fear
what is it
except for the empty space recalling us
between our ears

i am only as unsure as you.

we may be growing up together
&growing separate all the same
each at our own pace

then eventually,
as if we had the alterative choice,
we'll walk away from our daily occupations as students,
as the invincible drivers&underpaid workers
we'll turn out of the mixes that make high school what it is
&we'll vow sobriety for a little while
then find ourselves in the non-smoking section,
in monogamous relationships,
making more money than our vouched enemies,
in master bedrooms of mortgaged houses.

i'll see you there.

is there anyway i can have my picture with the milk carton on the side there?

yeah, i'm back again