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hi there.

i'm not sure there's room for me up here

but thank you for giving me the chance to speak.

i've spent a while wondering what to say

now that the world is under my sway

and it really just comes down to this:

a series of questions i've been too afraid to ask.

with so many ears listening, it's a daunting task

and it's okay if you don't know the answer.

what if i’m good and nobody cares?

what if i’m talented but end up being nothing?

if i ask the world a question 

would you even bother to answer?

if i have talent and spend my credit

banking on a future that’s already bankrupt

where the fuck then would i be?

do i only have disappointment ahead of me?

death seems like the greatest adventure and

the place where dreams go to end.

if i greet death like an old friend

will he let me live long enough

to love who i am?

oh this world stage is vast and unknown.

our voices are never alone.

but sometimes i wonder just what

people are looking for

from this platform built on stone.

i feel i will never earn my place up here

but thank you for letting me speak my fears.

i think it's important that we ask with honesty

because people are prone to lie

when they are afraid.

but maybe if i set the example and laid

my feelings out for the world to see

another person might urge their own bravery

and start asking for the things they need.

because maybe understanding starts with a plea.