On the car ride home, I sit and I read
I hear the honk of horns
I see the world move around me
I live, and I breathe
Still, I sit and I read
In the chaos of a classroom I sit and I read
People shout and yell
Nobody looks at me
They see straight through me
Still, I sit and I read
In the darkness of the closet, I sit and I read
I hide from the world
I hear nothing but silence
And the rising and falling of my chest
Still, I sit and I read
In the dead of the night, I sit and I read
I hear the quiet creaks of the house
And outside the window, the stars don't shine
My eyes grow heavy as I wish for sleep
Still, I sit and I read
In the afternoon I sit and I read
I hear the whisper of voices
As the world begins to fall apart around me
I can feel my anxiety, and the way I barely breathe
I b a r e l y b r e a t h e
Still, I sit and I read.
