I’m tired again thought I’d make it a little longer today kept nodding like I was listening while everything started stacking up sideways nobody said anything wrong nothing even happened that’s the part I hate explaining when somebody asks too much too much I can hear every conversation without anybody talking every little thing gets through and I don’t know where to put it so I find somewhere off to the side door closed phone down just enough room to disappear the room gets smaller if I stay too long the noise always finds me anyway doesn’t matter if I go looking for it it knows where I live easy now easy my jaw still clenched didn’t notice till it hurt shoulders up around my ears breathing like I’m late for something I’m not just sitting here watching my hand shake waiting for my body to realize nobody’s chasing me you know this feeling yeah I know give it a minute let it shake itself out let the air come back slow nothing needs fixing right now don’t answer anything don’t solve anything just let the pressure bleed off until the room feels right again there you go there you go that’s better not good not bad just calm I can work with that things are feeling normal again thank god they never ask where I’ve been I straighten up check my hands take one more breath before I walk back in whatever was dancing in my head finally lost interest or maybe I just stopped giving it something to push against still here yeah still here I should probably get back when you’re ready give me another second alright let’s go same room same people same noise exactly where I left it I step back in pick up the conversation like I never left still hopeful always I know until it gets loud again >─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─< © 2026 Govannon · Onath Lorn Audio Human-directed · AI-generated music Concept, lyric development, creative direction, editing, refinement, and final selection by Govannon Unauthorized copying, reproduction, re-uploading, redistribution, or commercial use is prohibited All rights reserved >─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─+─<