Beneath the Surface – Poetic Koncept

If you see me happy,

too excited,

don’t dismiss it as abnormal

just because you often find me

reserved and observed.

Leave me alone,

let me relish the joy

that I deserve

while it lasts.

Others claim I appear too old

for my age,

burdened by responsibilities—

I couldn’t maintain a youthful facade;

it wasn’t as if I had a choice.

Expectations tower over me,

higher than my height.

It’s not that I’m unfriendly;

my current stage demands business discussions

to bolster my revenue.

Some perceive me as responsible,

a father figure, to be precise,

yet I’m still grappling to understand myself,

struggling to figure myself out.

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