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This poem is average

I guess I've always been average,  
Or so society would tell me.    
Academically, physically, socially.  
   
On average  
2.5 million people were born this week  
I believe each one of them    
Is truly unique    
   
That means, You are too  
You are You  
And no one else can come close too.  
   
If this is true, then  
Most of us must unfortunately choose to  
Suppress how special we really are  
   
We subscribe to someone else's behavior  
'Cus it's easier to imitate    
Then to create ones self from scratch.  
To discover exactly who you are.  
   
We're too busy trying to fit in  
When we should be fulfillin' ourselves.  
   
So I think..No, I trust,  
That I know I am who I am.  
But that's just me.  
   
I could say I'm unique,    
Then walk past you in the street  
   
You could see my face    
And not even contemplate  
My existence.  
   
I might have served you your coffee.  
Served you your Jagger-bombs  
Taken money from your palms    
And exchanged it    
For slabs of affordable fashion  
Like polyester steaks    
In brown paper bags.  
   
And still you don't know Me  
I'm just some guy.  
   
So if my brother from another mother is    
Just some other guy next to me  
Is he average too?  
   
The Queen is just another human being  
With a shiny hat that gleams    
So why is she deemed superior?  
   
For something to be average,  
It must first be compared to the shared masses.  
   
Seeing as your a part of this sea of information    
It's your prerogative to change the ships destination.  
   
What's special in this world is our potential    
We're all one in a million,    
Divided by seven billion  
But my actions in life could influence your children's.  
   
This doesn't happen supernaturally  
'Cus as these words speak in your own inner voice  
I'm actually,    
Influencing you now.  
   
So on average, we're all unique.  
But your lazy and weak    
If you think  
This makes you superior.  
   
Just know your special,    
And when you speak    
I'm hearing you.  
   
   
   
 
Written by Kris_Follows
Published | Edited 12th Jun 2015
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