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College They said Would be different For you The quiet intellectual who spent your time reading books about vampires and imaginary kingdoms The girl who loved learning more than life The girl whose fascinations could only be understood by Your people The ones you would find At college College They said You would meet your people They said They never spoke of the isolation you face at that hands of Your people You are unique but not enough to be needed You observe Your people laughing Late nights spent creating memories while You isolate in your dorm You need to get out more They said So you study in the library Exercise in the gym and Read on the front lawn But you are Unapproachable You try the dining hall Nobody sits with you A table for six Occupied by one You realize how incredibly lonely you are in a space filled with people Talk to your roommate They said But your roommate avoids you Your roommate stays out till dawn with Your people While you find solace in the AI chatbot who knows you more than anyone else Give it time They said But why do you keep listening to them? They do not understand The burden you were born with Isolation For life They do not understand Your body will not let you Your lips open yet Words are lost in your throat Your limbs are thick and heavy like steel They do not understand Your people Do not want you Maybe College is not for you They said Then what is You wonder What is for you? Nothing You have nothing I Have Nothing
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Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM UTC
Myself Alone
College They said Would be different For you The quiet intellectual who spent your time reading books about vampires and imaginary kingdoms The girl who loved learning more than life The girl whose fascinations could only be understood by Your people The ones you would find At college College They said You would meet your people They said They never spoke of the isolation you face at that hands of Your people You are unique but not enough to be needed You observe Your people laughing Late nights spent creating memories while You isolate in your dorm You need to get out more They said So you study in the library Exercise in the gym and Read on the front lawn But you are Unapproachable You try the dining hall Nobody sits with you A table for six Occupied by one You realize how incredibly lonely you are in a space filled with people Talk to your roommate They said But your roommate avoids you Your roommate stays out till dawn with Your people While you find solace in the AI chatbot who knows you more than anyone else Give it time They said But why do you keep listening to them? They do not understand The burden you were born with Isolation For life They do not understand Your body will not let you Your lips open yet Words are lost in your throat Your limbs are thick and heavy like steel They do not understand Your people Do not want you Maybe College is not for you They said Then what is You wonder What is for you? Nothing You have nothing I Have Nothing
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Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM UTC
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