Loud/Quiet

My mind is a place that is always on, 

The noise that lives inside has always been at a level I had to hide from. 

Escapism, avoidance, and any place I could run to, 

Because the noise in my mind swallowed everything. 

I lived in my mind, trying to manage but drowning instead

And to the outside world,

My mouth was taped shut

Because my mind had the key. 

I was lost inside in a maze of my mind, 

So much that the voice remained inside. 

As I began to navigated the waves that once caused me to drown, 

I found my way out, 

And the way out was my mouth. 

I found the words, I’d wanted to say

And was able to shut out the comments that mimicked my mind, 

I say who I say I am, not what I hear, not what I think, and not what I’ve known. 

Now that I’m out, I can go in and out and I’m free to speak and think clearly