Someone Told You a Lie

Did someone tell you that you're clever?
That you're smarter than me?
That you can witty
Or that you can be dry
Or that you can can figure out
When you're missing the point?

Did someone tell you
That listening to you
Is endlessly fascinating

That every thought in your head
Should be documented
For future generations to read?

Did someone tell you that you need to jot down every notion
Every inside joke, story
Anecdote, gory detail
That railroads through your mind

Did someone find you, hunt you down
Hold you down and beg you
To never let your mouth close?

Did someone you know
Tell you that you need to speak
Forever and ever
Until the day you die

Because if somebody did

Then someone told you a lie