Misconstrued

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He was scared
Things were rough
But he's smart
He's supposed to be tough

But he's not strong
His mind not quick
He's close to breaking
With just the snap of a stick

He's all alone
He knows people lie
They don't truly get it
They don't understand his life

He's  lifted on a pedestal
They act like he's a light
But he's only a boy
They never get that right

He is I
And I am him
We are one in the same
Or maybe he is within

I am confused
And not all that smart
I'm only a person
Not a special work of art

Forget my labels
They trap me like a box
Human is all I am
And larger is all I'm not

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