Hiding -I’m Hiding

I could never fully explain why I hide the way I do

When I see the blinding light coming my way

All thoughts and feelings leave me

And I am left in the panic of feeling nothing

So I dodge before I am hit

It wouldn’t be off to say I’m just scared

That I’m a coward who wants to be un-related to the world

For a long time

I’ve wanted to escape

I don’t know what I need to run from

But I feel my feet wanting to flee

As far as it can go

I have a good life

But I have yet to name the monsters chasing me

There is no face or title to look for

They are lurking just out of reach

It makes me crawl deeper in myself

To shield and hide how I truly feel

Thinking the monsters won’t see

Eventually grow bored and leave me alone

Elizabeth Almeida ©2023

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