Once upon a time
In a land not far away
I had a story to tell
I had something to say
I joined a writing program
The whole damn thing was a sham
The past follows you wherever you might go
I keep it hid
The rest of the world doesn’t need to know
I keep it hid
Always got high praise
From my closest friend
But the teacher said I sucked
And the students followed that trend
I bared my very soul
The whole damn thing got out of control
All your stories are puerile and banal
But most of all they’re boring
This is the worst kind of pretentiousness
I can’t keep myself from snoring
Once upon a time
I took a strange detour
I had a story to tell
But now I’m not so sure
Looking back it seems unfair
The whole damn thing was a real nightmare
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