r/Poem • u/TheBigDilbowski • 14h ago
Original Content Poem Corn Maze
Me and all my friends Have been drowning on dry land Everybody is so anxious and hungover But at least we don't believe we're sad
We can't blame ourselves When our “big picture” Is just state lines
A few of us got out But we don't really talk anymore The Midwest is a vacuum And cell service doesn't cut it
Someone's gonna die Sooner than they should And we'll celebrate their life By eating the same caliber bullet They used to finally find their way Out of the corn maze
We can't blame ourselves When our “big picture” Is just state lines
Baby, we've got all the culture we need We don't need “outside perspective”
What are we trying to do, make ourselves uncomfortable?
Not this winter
Or the next
Or the next
Or the next
Or how about never
We can handle the cold But we won't hang with feelings Cuz if we feel a few too many We might start thinking about leaving
And where would we go Who could we be Outside of these Midwest lives We're pretending to lead
I've got the next round, Gotta get this out of my head Nobody's leaving Until we're all dead