speaking

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i've never quite grasped, how to enunciate my thoughts
i either write them down, or i leave them there to rot
because when it comes to speaking out loud,
to people i'm not close with, i never end up proud.

i don't like social situations, where i can't be what people want
an energetic figure, who speaks so nonchalant
i freeze and i stutter, over words i say
i did it when i was young, and i do it still today.

i'm not the type you'd take to parties
clueless in a room of bodies
by the time i think of something in my head
things have moved on and it's too late to be said
but i kind of always think it must be for the best,

because i owe my words to no-one
it's okay to live in my head
i owe my life to no-one
and if i want to, i'll stay in bed

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