There’s a misconception

(one I may have helped along)

That I don’t care for ordinary things.

That I need the high, the buzz, the glitter, the lights

just to feel alive.

But the truth is,

I’m most content

doing ordinary things

with people I find extraordinary.

What has been, what is

and what will always be

hell

is being stuck doing

mediocre things

with mediocre people,

between stunted laughter; fearing

that’s the only place

I belong.