Cut off the strings
Shut out the rings

Voices = People
Me + People = Self-destruct

Taking the stairs
When my neighbour's in the lift
Hiding away
When acquaintances await
Practicing my lines
Before ordering a drink

It's like they'll get me
If I don't run away
I know they don't mean to
But still, I'm afraid

A target on my back
That only I can see
Yet nobody misses
Except for me

Look at the mirror
Make sure nothing's there
Transparent's the goal
Translucent's still bare

Quietly take the torment
Count the seconds till you're home
Still, it doesn't get better
Count the seconds till they mourn

There's no medication
To make their voices stop
There's no cure
To make their footsteps leave
There's no invisibility cloak
To shield me from their words
There's no mask
To cover their venom-filled personalities

I feel like a criminal
Hiding away from the police
Just another day
Hiding away from society
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Author's Note: I relate so much to the picture at the top...