What draws me
With squirming heart
Leaning in
Staying apart?
I watch their ease
Relaxed confusion
Messy cross-talk
Care-less collusion
Words collide
Neurons firing
Thoughts descend
Exponentially tiring
The outer me
Has grown too thin
To meet the needs
Of fitting in
The inner me
Wants to be seen
But fears the same -
The risk too keen
They and l
Feel subtly
The gulf between
Them and me
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024 at 5:52 AM UTC