Because
I will come to red light and look at the driver mere feet away
It bothers me that he has a life story half written and foreignly bound
And I know none of it but the sound of his car shifting into gear
As the light changes colors
And those few seconds of simultaneous pause at an intersection
Is the only moment our lives will intertwine


Because
In high school the greatest insult is to be "irrelevant"
So we spend every moment striving to be important
But I can't figure out who Im trying to impress
Popularity is going to be perspective so what matters is to matter
Before the children form committees to evaluate
The social status of the students
And I'm betting it's going to be bias


Because
For far too many, life's goal is to get rich
For far too many more, life's goal is not starving
And I'm concerned because I know I'm squandering my life's potential
Somehow I think I'm a good person because I feel bad
For the person who eats by themselves in the food court
But I'm just an assuming outsider, and I never sit with them


Because
I did the math on a car trip to visit my brother
And the percentage of the population that can put a name to my face
Is so incredibly slim
If I rounded up in the ten millionth place
I could die today
And the world wouldn't notice


Because
I've had a mess of thoughts lately
But I've had trouble putting them into words
So they just dissolve away

And I don't want the same fate