I hate that I say that and people just stare.
Can't stand quietly by and accept any more,
Righteous rage and hypocrisy evenly scored.
See, I'm held up in part by this cage I despise.
Our culture cripples the skills that I'd need to survive
If I just up and left.
Will I chance it? I doubt it.
I can't live with it, and I can't live without it.
The poem's title is a reference to the chorus of a song called "Yeah, Whatever" by a band called "Splender". Yes, it's ridiculously obscure. No, I'm not turning into a hipster. I only like it because it's from 1999 and I like most of the alternative music from 1999.
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