I want to burrow into the dirt

Camouflage into the background

Mask my opinions

Disguise my skin

Tuck away into a corner

where no one is

Because people are loud

deafening almost

Roaring and thundering on

about who is right

and who is wrong

Why does it feel like either way

we all lose?

Because there’s this divide

that no results can erase

So I’ll go out and do my part

and try to ignore the noise

When I can, I’m retreating

back into my shell,

in my hiding place

I need to

Because people are crazy out there