I was born deep in the valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To a mother who loved mountains<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And a father who longed for the coasts <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved to venture out when I was young<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And be with people in the sunlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my smile is always a bit too short<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My eyes always a bit out of position<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My reactions always a bit off cue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My phrases always looped like a record<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My frame always stretched and looming<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My walk always pointed and crooked<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My name always unconnected to anything <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My presence always a bit unexpected <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I laugh at static to laugh at something<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I live for stages to feel at home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watch the world spin and want to spin with it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe you see past the mask I craft<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I certainly do, but I\u2019m still not sure<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What exactly is supposed to be underneath<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I spent so long studying what might be there<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But all I know I have is skin <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fitted forever over an unknown <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But whatever might be there<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope it\u2019s something nice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something that makes people happy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something that\u2019s close enough to human <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That would be nice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please be patient with me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m learning how to be a person <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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