POPULARITY

by DAEZY

I tried.
Sometimes I think I try too hard,
but Hell,
I try don’t I?

I work my way down
to worse than scum on the bottom of your shoe.
I work my way up,
and my trying leaves me feeling blue.

My 20/20 glasses broke,
so now I’m stuck a 20/40 lazy eyed,
but you look at me and say,
“Damn, she’s got pretty eyes!”

I tweet what I ate for breakfast
not because I like,
but just because I’m mindless.
And like my mind controlled drones, you follow.

I’m sucked deep into an abyss of
attention and bliss.
But the sad thing about it is,
I hate what I’ve become.

You follow who I’m listening too,
what I’m wearing,
what I’m eating,
and if I’m sharing.

But in the end, what have you become?
Mindless, like me.
So I re-begin the journey to work my way BACK to scum.
Why?

Because I LIKE being a reject!
Because I LIKE being able to be myself!
Because I LIKE having true friends!
BECAUSE I LIKE ME!

I’m your four-eyed nerd.
Your wrack-a-doodle poindexter.
Your scummy shoe, and
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!

Besides,
It’s always the quiet
ones you have to
look out for.