i'm tired of people
telling me things like
"you're so brave"
for simply existing
the way that i am
i want to scream back
i have never been brave
only stupid enough
to never question things
that should be questioned
with just enough hubris
to rebel against ideas
that cannot be changed
with my own two hands
sometimes i wonder
if the things that i do
are not by my own power
but instead a series of
encouraged delusions
that no one in the room
can break their mesmerization
to shake me by the shoulders
and tell me to let it go