I know you.
I can sense it.”
“I know you think deep.
You don’t get happy easily.
Go live your life.
Don’t be afraid.
Do whatever you like.”
The words resonate
like a mantra of my liberation
My steps are tied
despite wanting to run
It feels like I don’t belong anywhere
neither inside nor outside
My speech held back
despite wanting to speak
My words are just heard
not fully listened to
I feel not understood
despite being understood
My mind is burning
my heart runs wild
I’m looking for depth
yet I find the water too shallow
I need that spark that awakens
my entire being
I might step out
and keep running
I might snap—
vanish into a life
never be found again