Don't Break My Records

To fly elsewhere only a few miles behind the promise of your dreams coming true would be forgetting that nightmares are dreams too.

You would engross yourself in the mystery of the unknown and crave the sweet taste of violent passion in reward for having flown.

All conscience would scream at you to abandon optimism and kill your skepticism.

Friends would be nothing but familiar rivals and they would gradually yet deliberately drain you.

Adolescence would continually cloud your mind along with the pressure to conform to societies image of perfection.

They have desires of perfect posture and plastic grins while we are here with our humanity and bundle of sins.

We try to prove that ignorance is not contagious while have the illusion of possessing all wisdom.

Mistakes are made and we try not to let them define us and the people around us destroy our view of trust.

But the transparency of some personalities increase the cost of not growing up and more efficient interactivity exposes secrets that were expensive to hide.

Then there came a time where we all tightened our ties, smoothed down our collars, and slicked down our hair.

We took the pins out of the wall, boxed up our band shirts, and broke all our records.

Landed where it was most convenient and became the role in society the higher ups always dreamed we would.

Having abandoned our dreams because the promises of being ourselves never payed off and realizing the only dreams that came true were the nightmares, we ripped away the last shreds of our teenage angst.

Not only were the years behind us but so was all of the infatuation for the world and acceptance of depression.

You will wish you would not have rushed growing up. Would have flown farther to grasp your dreams a little tighter.

Waited a little longer for that kiss, laughed a little louder at the jokes, and loved everyone around you just a little more. Understood not everyone was your enemy and loved who you were deep down without having any doubts.

To not follow your dreams would be to sacrifice who you are. Live through some of the nightmare to get a better result, be alright with flying through a few storms.