i shouldn’t have to express pain this loud
for y’all to understand
yet y’all still don’t understand
speaking + writing into the abyss
the motif shows
i just want to be seen
but reality shows
my mind is the safest place emotionally
unfortunate circumstance—
y’all can’t meet me where i’m at
loss and love both lack understanding
i pick at it to dissect
y’all stay surface level to deflect
only for me to get picked apart
but i like rolling in the deep
i drift
and then i disappear
and go unnoticed
left to swallow that same pain
turns out silence = safety
and loud expression = resilience
i don’t want to be heard
i want to feel safe
safe to express
safe to explain
seen
not performed
tears close the scene
you script my lines
perform my act
see my face
but miss the plot