I am afraid that I've gotten a little too good at this.
Sitting on the outskirts of a group of friends with headphones in.
Trying not to seem as alone as I am
Trying to seem as if I could belong if I tried.
The truth is I don't know what to say.
If I left the headphones out
my silence would feel all the more
deafening.
I would feel like a stranger
eavesdropping on a conversation
I was
invited
to.
