Do you ever have those days
days that seem fine
but then
every. single. sound.
makes you want to cringe
a light conversation
makes you want to scream
the cutest of laughs
tears
at your sanity
and yet, you can do nothing

so i sit
silent
locked in my room
hoping for some reprieve
but when they all stop
things left unsaid continue

the voices, the voices
all demanding attention in my head
an argument replays and replays
muttered insults scratch inside me
even the kindest of words become
twisted

i try to drown it out
music so loud it hurts
and yet
the noise
the noise continues