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"Average Joe"
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He was just a small boy when
he lost his parents to a distant tragedy.
Orphaned hence he grew up
in the streets of society.
Now just a young man,
his life was undecided;
not the dumbest, not the brightest,
just emotionally divided.
He never thought he had a purpose,
always felt a little out of place,
no one paid him much attention,
as he rarely showed his face.
He lived on the edge of life,
never throwing caution into the wind,
he was rife without possession
of anything this world could give.
His talents were not yet realized,
his dreams misunderstood,
but through it all he kept striving,
doing the very best he could.
He referred to himself as “A.J.”,
but for the record --- let it show,
for the sake of all the inquiry,
it stood short for Average Joe.