Safe.

Should I drown?

And end this chapter?

Or stick around?

They say that things get better

I've found that they get worse

They ask "What's wrong?"

They ask you to explain

But no one listens

They talk down to you

They talk over your emotions

Paraphrasing how you feel

Their words choke you

They leave you speechless

You sit and gasp for air

Feeling every bit of oxygen

Taken from your lungs

Absorbed and stolen

You lay lifeless

Strewn across the floor

Your eyes lose their sparkle

Your glow starts to fade

People pass you.

They forget who you are

Or worse

Pretend to care

They try to pick you up

And they knock you down

Again you are on the ground

The process begins

Again you fade

You understand why you like to be alone

In the first place.

Now all you have is your thoughts

Ideas of yourself swarm around you

And somehow without trying

You drown in your thoughts

While you're all alone.

You try to find support

But no one is there

All you have is four walls

The walls choke you

They leave you gasping for air

And then you realize

Not even by yourself

You are safe