if

if you didn't know who my friends were
if you didn't know how i really spend my time
if you didn't know how i grew up
if you didn't know where i went to school
if you didn't know where i've been in the world

would you still talk to me?

or would you write me off
b/c i'm doing something that makes me happy
but you think is beneath you

i can tell the difference between
a fake attitude
and a real smile

and i would love for you to get off your pedestal
b/c we could share some cool stories and make each other laugh

but this is the 6th/7th/8th/9th time you've disappointed me
and i don't want to have to name-drop
just to get your attention

(nyc)