hyperaware of every movement and sound
pencil scratching paper turns to metal on glass
voices to piercing needles
footsteps to a sledgehammer
light feels blinding
burning like the sun
the brush of a fingertip
tears into me like barbwire
internally screaming but making sound hurts
shaking so hard you'd think I'm freezing
please stop talking
please stop moving
please turn the lights off
but I cannot express these requests
Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 at 2:25 PM UTC
hyperaware of every movement and sound
pencil scratching paper turns to metal on glass
voices to piercing needles
footsteps to a sledgehammer
light feels blinding
burning like the sun
the brush of a fingertip
tears into me like barbwire
internally screaming but making sound hurts
shaking so hard you'd think I'm freezing
please stop talking
please stop moving
please turn the lights off
but I cannot express these requests