you are not the reason
i cannot feel comfort
amongst people
how can i begin to explain
the deep unsettling discomfort
waiting to erupt from under my skin
when i am among you
i am in the between
neither here or there
i think about things
things that hold me back
things i can't set free
i'm not letting you see me
because i am living
uncomfortably in my own skin
so if shutting myself out
will save you of discomfort,
so be it
Jul 11, 2014
Jul 11, 2014 at 2:10 PM UTC
you are not the reason
i cannot feel comfort
amongst people
how can i begin to explain
the deep unsettling discomfort
waiting to erupt from under my skin
when i am among you
i am in the between
neither here or there
i think about things
things that hold me back
things i can't set free
i'm not letting you see me
because i am living
uncomfortably in my own skin
so if shutting myself out
will save you of discomfort,
so be it
Request permission to use this poem