Being an Adult

Being an adult is incredibly overrated

So often as a kid you think; “I can’t wait
until I’m old enough to do this or that”
And you think being an adult means freedom

But really it just means too many responsibilities

Then at last you become an adult albeit a young one
And you realize you are completely unprepared to face reality
You can cram knowledge like you were studying for a midterm
But you can’t just pull an all-nighter and be ready to face the real world
Because life doesn’t have GPA requirement

Occasionally though everything seems to be working out
You regard your life as a well prepared masterpiece

But then you look at it too long and realize the perspective is all wrong
And the colors won’t blend right no matter what you try
The Old Masters would be disappointed in your work

So at the end of the day you just say “Fuck it” and roll a blunt
Because getting high as balls is the only way you can deal with the existential dread

Being an adult is like a movie based on your favorite book
It looks like everything you always imagined it would look like
But spoiler alert!
The Book is always better