Lowkey

All the stories being told inchoate
Until they hit my eardrums
Rumors swimming around about
What I said or who I am
Confrontation at its best in a
Circle of friends when the words
Being spoken are unfamiliar
But they are all about you
In a brutal and undeniable way
Sharing things about me
That were not mine and
Did not belong to me or my mouth
Defending ourselves against nothing
I could sense the love under her
White hoodie I could feel and see
A genuine smile in her eyes but everything
Being said about me behind my back
Was unreal and untrue should we
Take the knife from behind me am I bleeding?
My ears burning with fire
I knew none of it until it was being
Said in a place where no one was
Protected and here you stand tall
This is the place to be reminded
To defend your character what you’re
About who you identify as
It’s exhausting to prove yourself
And I gathered this is why I
Choose to live alone without
All the commotion of another
Back and forth’s of many others
A tranquil peace of disbelief
So easy to misplace and to forget
The quick regret of being roommates
An abrasive reminder to yourself
How to respect the solitude
Before you jump into a spacecraft
Full of alien behaviors without
Investigating first all the dynamics
When I awoke and found myself
In bed alone, a sigh of relief
Washed over me how I love being
Capable having the ability to
Connect but oh how much
I relish the opportunity to be
At rest within myself lowkey
Harmonious and placidly away
From argumentative confusion
Permanently eyes open with
Awareness to be freed
It’s just a dream

© GÄ