Mediocrity

I'm standing on the deck
Leaning against the railing
Watching with squinting eyes
As the sun sets on the horizon

I'm stuck in mediocrity right now
Not really sure how I feel
But it's an interesting sensation
So I let it play out

I have a good life
I have come to realize
Much better than that of
Those I see almost every day
For that I am thankful
Although I have no one to be thankful to
For that in itself I am thankful
Being who I am

I'm glad that I've come out the way I am
Making my own decisions on how I see
And how I view all of the things
That confront me in everyday life
I haven't been told what to do
Or how to think, like so many others
That I have to fight to not feel sorry for
Whenever they repeat used lines
Archaic sentences, old cliches
Said so many times before
To prove the same useless point
That they've been told to believe

I am an individual
And although I am not proud
Of a great many things
That is something I can take pride in