I\u2019m the middle child
who wants more than everyone to be okay,
I\u2019m the middle child
who is tired of fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m the middle child
who had a limit on minutes.
I\u2019m the middle child
who hid their Face behind personal Space.
I\u2019m the middle child
who watched the originals before the prequels.
I\u2019m the middle child
caught surfing while tied to a dog leash.
I\u2019m the middle child
packing crickets the size of bricks.
I\u2019m the middle child
stuck somewhere between Xes and the Ends. I\u2019m the middle child
born of cruelty and apathy.
I\u2019m the middle child
who listens to oldies from my birth year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m the middle child
who won\u2019t be allowed to lead the way.
I\u2019m the middle child
in a nation lead by its trauma.
I\u2019m the middle child
who\u2019d rather wear black than blue and red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m the middle child,
ignored not just forgotten.
I\u2019m the middle child
who is way too sensitive.
I\u2019m the middle child
loudly mistakenly for being quietly weak.
I\u2019m the middle child
somewhere between sorrow and joy.
I\u2019m the middle child
between misplaced rage and overgrown praise.
I\u2019m the middle child
who learned to ask \u201cwhy\u201d.
I\u2019m the middle child
hardwired to question what was \u201cunseen\u201d.
I\u2019m the middle child
to thank for making it okay to not be okay.
I\u2019m the middle child,
poor with friends, not rich and lonely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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