As I grasp it into my hands,
T'was heavy, t'was gold
T'was with sparkling colors
It held the weight of the world—
But not the weight of my heart

People hung it to my neck,
Not knowing it was strangling me
Overloaded my mind with the unnecessary
Looked up to me with false dignity

My brain
is not a cabinet
Which you fill with everything
Til it breaks and overloads
Just to be...