a list of complaints

. too nerdy to be truly hip, too hip to be a f’real nerd
. too brown to be white, too white to be brown
. too american to be italian, too italian to be american
. too outside the system to be in it, too in it to escape
. too pop to be punk, too punk to give a fuck
. not smart enough to know anything but smart enough to know i know nothing and be sad about it
. too old to spend all day on a swing set, too young to spend all day in a rocking chair
. too straight to be bi, too pan to be straight
. too anxious to sit still, too lazy to go anywhere
. too drunk to be straight edge, not high enough to be cool
. always looking for love inside hearts that don’t want love
. why the fuck can’t i teleport i thought this was supposed to be the future this blows