a feast of chicken rice
atop carpet sewn by threads of
festive colours.a circle of people
share a light conversation or
is it two?a transfixed pair of eyes
avoiding eye contact because
he's insecure.a silent hope for end
for his discomfort to melt and
promptly be gone.a poem typed in shame
of insecurities he feels
wrestling within.a wish to be better
because he feels the walls caving
he's trapped inside.a plate of chicken rice
rejected, runs to his room instead:
demands solace.a moment of silence
to soothe his monsterous thoughts still;
closes his eyes.and
he
dies
just
a
little
bit
more
inside.
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