Do you know who you are
When there is No One, No Thing
To take your time and space

Are you afraid of silence
Are you scared to be alone
Do you fear all you’ll hear
From those deep dark cages

Are you looking for approval
Do you need everyone to see
Have you marked all your boxes
On the list from society’s pages

Have you met their expectations
Been corralled in all the changes
Found identity in all the stages

Congratulations, you’ve been phased
In the simulated book of faces

Tricia ileen