Always looking out
outside in
watching waiting
for the next storm to begin
staying under cover
hiding behind
hoping I won’t notice
the clouds in my mind
every step forward
is turned around
im back where I started
screaming with no sound
Sitting in plain view
in anonymous places
trying to find the gaps
to stay hidden in the spaces
I’ll stay here
in my corner of pain
because if I look outside
i won’t want to leave again.