Force Fed

Forced to relate

Forced to be cordial

Forced to give your mental space away

Forced to turn the other cheek from the hate

Forced to endure the mediocre daily exchange

Forced to lie about being happy to wake up; still here, breathing, living

Force fed a life created from ignorance not knowing how crucial every step would
be for the future

Forced to find the motivation to create something beautiful from a sad place

Forced to fight for your right to be an individual

Forced to eat the life you cooked with an amateur’s intuition

Forced to look into empty, tired, sad eyes void of life and lie, saying: I love you - I like you - you are
worthy - you are beautiful”

Forced to speak when you have nothing to say

Forced to smile because your emoji straight face makes other humans quake

Forced to hide the emotional turbulence roaring underneath the surface

Forced to pretend not to feel anything in a world that gives no fucks

Forced to act like the tear’s culprit is seasonal allergies while on display

Forced to listen to lame stories about grandkids, rockstar weekends, and other amazing shit you could give two shits about

Forced to be the responsible adult in a world full of derelicts

Forced to work for the greater good of us all; because if you don't work .. they don't eat

Forced to say 'Good Morning' when the only reason you are even awake, working, is to not feel guilty when you sleep