insignificance

insignificance (the thing that sits in my ears)

one, two, three, four...

more people than i can count surround me everywhere,
as they praise my every action.

laughing at my jokes,
explaining how much they adore me

there's a ringing, echoing silence
that still fills my ears
like my head is submerged under water

i can hear the muffled words of adoration
but i cannot understand them
because something is holding my head and killing me in an ice bath
so i can't comprehend
how much i am loved