i brought you here
and look at you now
with everything to fear
you’re a human anyhow
whether or not you agree
to live is non-negotiable
just suffer with me
and swim in the fishbowl
you never planned
to arrive
but now i want
you to thrive
you will complete
my dreams and fix my missteps
before i’m obsolete
ever since your first baby steps
my path has been laid out
for you dear child
there is much you will do without
but i expect your reaction to be mild
even-tempered and self-actualized
as much as you fight it i will always insist
my traumas seep into you so you don’t get to be biased
though you wish you didn’t exist.
©noodle
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