Gloriously Average

(mmmm) sunlight slipping through crooked blinds brain buffering two beats behind coffee steaming slow in time chaos clocking in on time toast popped up already burnt shirt misbuttoned lessons learned hallway mirror raised a brow girl what mood you in right now phone buzzed news and overdue bills brain said nah let’s chase the thrills grabbed my keys my crooked crown stepped outside and spun around HEY HEY OKAY OKAY gloriously average today HEY HEY NO WAY NO WAY chaos dancing in my lane TRIP TRIP SHAKE IT AWAY glitter in the disarray HEY HEY OKAY OKAY weird and radiant anyway wait wait hold that beat hear that cello in the street tried the whole perfect persona diploma of grown-up composure but boredom just knocked on the door ditched the rehearsed little nurse of my nerves and the mess found a rhythm i’d never heard before spilled coffee philosophy scribbled in steam chaos said girl you’re funnier than clean brain doing parkour through doubt and debate punchline appears when you laugh at your fate so if i’m pep-talking clouds at the edge of the street i’m syncing my chaos to something like peace saw a kid skate past the square fell then laughed like he didn’t care dusted off and tried again crowd just clapped like old friends something in that moment clicked pride’s a costume loosely stitched maybe grace is just the art of standing up with messy heart (oooo) (ahhh) (oooo) (ahhh) (mmmm) (oooo) (mmmm) (oooo) HEY HEY OKAY OKAY gloriously average today HEY HEY NO WAY NO WAY chaos dancing in my lane TRIP TRIP SHAKE IT AWAY glitter in the disarray HEY HEY OKAY OKAY weird and radiant anyway maybe glory’s quiet flame dancing softly in the plain down the hall of mɛ̀(h) tonight someone laughing in the light (oooo) crooked crowns still shine the same chaos humming through the rain average days with hidden glow brighter than we know