man idk
don't think that just because you have something everybody wants, like a boyfriend, new phone, or concert tickets will make everything better.
you could have it all and still have the urge to jump and fall.
Nothing in this short poem is dressed up. The speaker simply warns the reader against a common belief: that getting the things everyone wants will fix whatever feels wrong inside. The examples are deliberately ordinary, a boyfriend, a new phone, concert tickets.
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