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