A slight grimace. A hollow laugh.

A small frown. A fleeting smile.

All details and reactions.
I notice and adapt.

I was aware of my peers.
I change to suit the atmosphere.

Now I breathe and not think.
To be me, eliminating my fear.

I want to breathe easier.
I want to be more courageous.

I just want acceptance.

Today things were different.
I breathed and not think.

But why was there this feeling in my chest and throat?
Of being left alone and not accepted for who I was?

I don't want to think.
I don't want to feel.

I just want silence.