Welcome to the curated table, curated fables. Napkins folded, egos swollen, I can smell the labels. Sip sip, click click, perfect posture, deadpan smiles. I’m about to spill the truth, in sparkly hostile styles. Table set, lights low, they talk stock, they talk him. Organic kale, artisanal bread, soft lies under a hymn. Mineral water like it’s holy, flexing yachts they never charter. I nod like I’m polite, while my brain throws bricks in laughter. I know the secret curse, I brought receipts in my shoe. Microwaved spaghetti from last week, in mismatched socks, ducking pew. I’ve got wet footsteps in the hallway, and confidence made of lint. I’m the wrinkle in the linen, I’m the glitch they can’t unprint. They want the facade, perfect pose, boring clean. They want the stories that sparkle, with nothing in between. But I’m cashing in my awkward, I’m throwing out the trash. I’m spending every weird coin, watch me make the moment crash. Let’s make it real, let’s make it messy, let’s talk about the time I fell. I’m the weirdest ducking one here, I ring the social dinner bell. Oh, my teeth feel fuzzy, and my shoes are wrong. I don’t give a duck about your small talk song. My inner monologue is way too loud. I’m the wet sock, I’m the odd one in the crowd. I leave glittering trails on the floor. No, I don’t give a duck anymore. Wet sock, glitter, truth hits quicker. I don’t give a duck, I don’t give a duck. I name all my houseplants, like they’re cousins in a feud. I spend my evenings watching infomercial dance dudes. My passwords are 90s lyrics, I repeat them like a prayer. I lost an hour staring at my hand, like it owes me rent somewhere. I brought my own mustard, “gourmet”, tiny jar, big pride. Chef of vibes with a condiment, watch your standards slide. I told the waiter my spirit animal’s a pigeon, coo coo, yes indeed. Now everyone’s eyes are pebbles, and I’m planting chaos seeds. You think that’s bad, wait till I show the hole in my jeans. It’s breathing like a window, in your polished little dreams. They want the facade, perfect pose, boring clean. Boring clean, boring clean. But I’m going in, I’m going loud, I’m going mean. Going mean, going mean. Let’s make it real, let’s make it messy, let’s make it honest noise. If your cool is just a costume, I’m the ripcord, I’m the boys. Oh, my teeth feel fuzzy, and my shoes are wrong. I don’t give a duck about your small talk song. My inner monologue is way too loud. I’m the wet sock, I’m the odd one in the crowd. I leave glittering trails on the floor. No, I don’t give a duck anymore. Wet sock, glitter, truth hits quicker. I don’t give a duck, I don’t give a duck. If everyone is trying to be cool, then uncool is the new rule. Your perfection is a filter, a lie you tell to dodge the drool. The hot dog man knew his truth, and I know mine. Better to be strange on purpose, than just fine on a timeline. I’m the glitch in your system, static in your stream. Living out my most uncomfortable, sparkly human dream. Oh, my teeth feel fuzzy, and my shoes are wrong. I don’t give a duck about your small talk song. My inner monologue is way too loud. I’m the wet sock, I’m the odd one in the crowd. I leave glittering trails on the floor. No, I don’t give a duck anymore. Wet sock, glitter, truth hits quicker. I don’t give a duck, I don’t give a duck. I’m the wet sock, I’m the glitter, I don’t give a duck. I don’t give a duck. What they think of me.