Unusual

How dare you brush it off as “usual”

As if my life is easy

And I’m just dramatic

And everyone faces the same dilemmas

Because it’s far from that

It runs much deeper than annoying siblings

And inadequate parents

Disappointing grades

And a failure every once in awhile

I could never explain it

Because you’d never understand

So just brush it off as “usual”

As if you’ve been in my shoes

I can assure you, you haven’t

And I’m glad that’s the case

You’d be traumatized

People don’t understand

Because I don’t let them see

The reality kills me

And I’m weak if I bring it up

Because after all

It’s usual

I can handle myself

And smile through it all

And write “poetry” with a fake name

It’s much easier than explaining

My ordinary problems to the jury