If the dawn means the day is upon us, I say forever I will hide in the shadows. And if maturity means I am condemned to the cold, I will forever burn bright in childishness. If they tell me to settle for one who is less than ideal, I will always, always be alone. And if the tide brings in a trend of apathy, I will drown in my passion before it is taken away. And finally, if being warm, happy, content, and well-adjusted means selling myself to become what they say I should be, I will scream in the pain and agony of my abnormality for all eternity.
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Andrew Schwab is a person who I look up to greatly. I had the opportunity to meet him and tell him that before too which was amazing. He is the front man for the band, Project 86. His writing skills are amazing but he writes more than just lyrics. He has also written about 5 books each different yet similar. They include so much from his life like tour stories with the band, short stories, and poems. This particular poem is from his book, "We Caught You Plotting Murder". I love this poem because it’s about how he feels about conformity and I can relate greatly to that. Being what people expect you to be can make you want to explode with frustration and anger but if you’re who you want to be when you want to be it, everything’s okay.