You do quite well at convincing them of your normality: You smile, and hold your tongue, towing the line between quirky and downright bizarre. You play their game and let them believe what they must to sleep at night.
But in the depths of your soul, You feel the thrumming heartbeat Of the universe— Its howls of agony And its music flowing through your veins. Your heart hammers in your chest to the call of the stars.