Sympathy for the Declaration

Just trying to figure it out,
What it is you’re living, this life
You’re aware of, just what is it?

Nothing grander than that, trying
To ascertain what you’re caught in
With the help of notes from others

Caught but aware in other lives.
If often your statements are grand,
Bland, mawkish, and over the top,

We know you’re just trying them on
For size—Does this line seem to fit
The situation? Does this one?