“Skin”
shuffle in your shoes
hiding under hoodies
eyes behind windowpanes
you’re keeping quiet
cause you don’t think that
anyone cares what you say
you walk shoulders hunched
hands jammed in your pockets
cause you don’t know how to act
you imagine whispers
cutting like a sharp knife
about you behind your back
does anyone feel comfortable
in their own skin
am I the only one of us
who feels like this
is anyone brave enough
to break through
am I the only one of us
who wants to
you mumble all your words
and apologize for everything
you have and haven’t ever done
your heart is pounding
in time to the song
that’s pumping through your earbuds
does anyone feel comfortable
in their own skin
am I the only one of us
who feels like this
is anyone brave enough
to break through
am I the only one of us
who knows how to
you bury your head inside covers of books
and I know the feeling but I can’t stand to look
at the pressure you imagine inside the classroom
everybody’s judging eyes upon you
does anyone feel confident in their own skin
and I know the feeling but you can’t seem to see
everybody secretly longs to be you
while inside you and I long to be them too
does anyone feel confident in their own skin
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