Individualized Reality
Shawn Carter taught me that nothing unreal exists
but that doesn't mean untruths aren't as ubiquitous
as drug dealers with sun-faded tribal tattoos
It's not a lie if you believe it
it's two lies if you convinced yourself to believe it
A lie for them and a lie for you
isn't this the contemporary template for a career?
Failure taught me to fear success
but not to stop chasing it
Hate taught me to fear love
but still, every day she wakes up and I tell her I adore her
If you like solving math problems, you aren't good at math
One must reserve themselves for the unsolvable
The zero too heavy to be carried over
I know I'm wrong as soon as I enjoy being right
- © John Maurer 2021
John Maurer is a 26-year-old writer from Pittsburgh who writes fiction, poetry, and everything in-between, but his work always strives to portray that what is true is beautiful. He has been previously published in Claudius Speaks, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Thought Catalog, and more than forty others. @JohnPMaurer (johnpmaurer.com)
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