average humans and their average lives | 5 December 2021

Meeting a great human is life-altering; 
an experience of illumination - 
even the blind can see their light. 
There are very few great humans. 
The greats are one in a million, if that.
But the lack of greats is what makes them great! 

Because think of all the humans you know. 
Your fathers, mothers, 
children, and siblings, 
your friends, lovers, 
rivals, inspirers. 
All average, yet 
even heaven couldn't 
persuade me to trade. 

And we all have at least one person 
that reminds us it's worth it, 
that eternity can wait at least another day. 
And even still that one person is average;
they're all nobodies to be forgotten to time, 
but not to you. 

You may object, 
but tell yourself the truth. 
There's nothing special about you, 
nor uniqueness in your love of Ruth. 
Still, heaven's gates turn into cells, 
an eternal paradise closer to hell. 
all you want is just one more second
in that ordinary love 
That becomes special when shared 
between you ordinary two. 

That's why people are great! 
Because if we're being honest, 
life can suck a lot of the time. 
It can be good, sure. 
Good parts and the bad parts  
make the whole life average. 

But everyday when I go to sleep, 
I choose to wake up here 
in this same average life
Again and again and again. 

I say I want my dreams to never end, 
lying by calling death my friend. 
it's so much easier when I'm asleep. 
I say I'd rather sleep all day, 
luckily average people help me up anyway. 

Because not even a perfect dream 
can compete with an average life. 
No matter how uncomfortable your chair, 
you'll always have a shelf to rest your strife. 
That can't be said of imaginary thrones 
found in clouds and the ends of rainbows. 




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