as night falls,
and I start to roll with it
keep myself in these four walls
until the world finally disappears
I understand the fears
they creep up on you like falling leaves
like shivers, like hungry thieves
but you mustn’t surrender
you are not a fragment
of people’s judgement
you are not a burden
to the ones who love you
please remember,
hiding away is never an answer
the blue birds never stop singing
even in cages,
even without its wings.
t.l.