I tend to act

like nothing’s going on

But my world

is constantly booming

We tend to play it down

In the day to day

But there are so many parts

connected and moving

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Average, maybe

In visible ways

Despite stories

that you will have to believe

So many

I know

We are outliers that flow

The truth may be hard to perceive

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The pressure on me

Can be hard to see

But it’s the world

That keeps my words moving

Some are quite clear

Some come from

unconscious desire or fear

I aim for thoughts that are honestly soothing 

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The world can be healing

All of our feelings

But it hurts

when we hit a bad nerve

I tried to swerve

I’m not being a jerk

With a heavy load

I don’t aim to showboat 

But in one split-second 

I do all the steering

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Just in case

I try to save face

And try to be much more endearing 

I thought I could

See the day clearing

I hope I’m helping

Not harming

And never alarming 

and that you can

Always stand to be near me

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