How tedious to watch people pass
all laughing like life is not heavy.
They sweep like rivers, fast and free,
while I'm anchored, concrete, and unprepared.
I sit behind invisible glass,
the outsider in the crowd,
converted smiles drifting past,
while my thoughts scream far too loud.
I want to join, to stand, to speak,
but silence holds my name with love.
Every time I try, my bravery leaks and what if they look? What if I'm just lame?
My anxiousness clutches like a net,
fishing deeper down without me.
They're swaying in a world that I've left,
and all I can think about is hiding.
It's not envy, not quite shame
just the pain of not belonging.
To be time bound and see the world so tame
is a whole new type of silent yearning.
So, I watch the people go past,
and pretend I don't care.
But truth is, I would trade so much
to be able to feel like I belong somewhere.