to the boys in class

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I think if you were all just voices I wouldn't be able to tell you apart
Just a wildly disorganized chorus of boys
Trying to find their place in the hierarchy of
Who's the loudest
Who's the fastest
Who won this time round
Compete over everything and anything even the air you breathe

Probably some of the best actors I've ever seen
Solve your arguments with mock aggression and mobile games
You could fool me with your carefree grins
As if you hadn't a problem in the world
Besides your game ranking
You're in silver, your friend's in the gold
But you still haven't asked out your girl

Don't know why you all act like
You've got something to prove
To rise above the cacophony
You have to be the cacophony
Anything less would be drowned out
Do it for your survival I guess
But you look like fools to me
Big mouth and nothing to prove you've got anything in your head
Pretty sure you're all half decent
So why not show that instead
Of your ego?

Not sure if you're bipolar
But with the girls
You seem to have a flipswitch
Suddenly you're trying to be suave
And sometimes all that comes out is you being awkward
Softer tones and patient gaze
Damn where did that tough act go
Replaced with a melted puddle of honey

Oh look, here's Prince Charming
I wonder where he was
A few minutes ago
When someone stole one of his shoes and left it in the canteen
Exchanging entirely charismatic words over the phone screen

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