Don’t let it be regret

the most frightening thing in the world to me

is to not live up to what I could be

what I should be

give up the best parts of me

leave out parts of the recipe

half-ass give a damn

close up like a clam, and

become more like my family

there’s more to me, I don’t have to be

so reluctantly brave

I have my own name

productively insane