Surrounded by people
Surrounded by noise
Far too much for me to handle
I can barely breathe
Who are these strangers?
What do they want?
And why can't I be alone,
I don't understand these rules
I don't know my place
I think I must be drowning
Don't look at me
Don't engage
I can't let them see
That my legs are shaking
And I'm so uncomfortable
I'm supposed be doing-
I don't know what
I need this to be over now,
Is there anyone
I can be with comfortably?
No?
Just let me get pushed to the edge
Where I can't handle anything
I can't tell what you're saying
I'm so far away
From you
I just want to detach
From all of this
I just
Don't understand
How this can possibly be
Where I'm supposed to be
Right now
The quiet, strange one
In a place full of overwhelming,
Too much stimuli
I don't know if I can take a step back
Try to escape
But you might notice
So you just see
Shifting eyes
You see the sudden, abrupt,
Familiar motions
You see me fidgeting
With anything I can
Breathing strange air
In a strange place
Why am I like this?
I don't know how I'm supposed to feel
Only that I don't like
The way I do
And no longer even care
Of those moments,
Long ago
That seem so meaningless
Compared to this new place
With no rhyme or reason
A new survival instinct,
Put to the test
That I'm not ready for
Trying not to break down
Trying not to let the tears
Come
Again
Unwelcome,
I can't get my emotions under control
And it's starting
To both exhaust me
And drive me crazy
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The Original Poems
PoetryA collection of poetry, all written by me. Some of its kind of sad, and kind of dark. But it's all based, however loosely, on real life. A note before you read: I'm glad you're taking the time to read my poetry :). But before you do, I'd like to m...
