You didn’t tightly pack a series of geometrically perfect snowballs last winter, storing them in your freezer for a warmer day, when the expectations of an icy projectile have reached their seasonal nadir. They did it. They changed the climate, making it worse. They invented refrigeration, allowing for such a frozen cache to take up attractive real estate within your modern ice box. They said you wouldn’t get in trouble for pelting a confidante with a frosty ball of pent up rage.
You didn’t forget to close the garage door or lock the house. They created a society reliant on security systems and distrusting of strangers. They forced you to install doors as a barrier to others. They made a world with too many distractions. They shouldn’t be surprised you forget little things when there’s so much to scroll past on social media.
You didn’t leave the stove on, turning the quiche into a burnt brick of dark matter. They did that when they removed burning wood from the process. They put you in the position of making a mistake that simply wasn’t possible in the 12th century.
You didn’t rob a liquor store. They did by making the price of Boone’s Farm so expensive. They were robbing you before you ever walked through the entrance and smiled into the camera. They made you like this.
You didn’t overcome a tough upbringing to succeed in life. They get the accolades here, since they gave you the opportunities. They took you along for the ride and you were mediocre enough not to hop off.
They get the blame, they get the credit. You’re a vessel for them, since they made you do it.
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