Shrug Life

I wanna either live

in the city—

somewhere dense with people

and lots of noise


or in seclusion—

somewhere where two creeks meet

and I exist in the middle


I wanna be better

with bad days,

because they happen,

they sting and itch


like an annoying bug bite,

compounded by the fact

that you watch yourself

and tell this person to stop


peace of mind,

and a little bit of downtime


I want fame to change me,

I want the option to exist

in a better simulation than this


but I don't need a billion bucks;

all I want is enough money

to say fuck off when I need to.