Thought Grime
Other people's thoughts are a disease
They creep into my body through the eyes and the ears
And fester in my mind
They spread through the brain and rot it out
Like some kind of human spongiform encephalitis
Where my own mind was there is now a blasted, torn-up mess of thoughts
Some were mine, some were yours
And some are warped and melded versions of both
Other people's thoughts are a distraction
I know what I want
I know what is right
I know what I care about
Stop telling me otherwise
Stop eroding my focus
Stop screaming what you want, what you need, in my ears
I can't keep it straight in my head if you keep talking
Other people's thoughts are an addiction
I don't want to see but I still crave it
On the computer, on a cellphone
Social media seeps up through the cracks of my foundation
Begging for attention: just one look, just a peek at the world outside of my bubble
But it pierces that bubble and lodges itself in my consciousness
Your opinions slither into mine like a parasite
I don't want them here, but now I can't separate them from my own
Other people's thoughts bring pain
Other people's thoughts bring elation
Other people's thoughts bring confusion
Other people's thoughts bring enlightenment
I can't remain safe in my ignorance around your thoughts
I need to keep them out
They creep into my body through the eyes and the ears
And fester in my mind
They spread through the brain and rot it out
Like some kind of human spongiform encephalitis
Where my own mind was there is now a blasted, torn-up mess of thoughts
Some were mine, some were yours
And some are warped and melded versions of both
Other people's thoughts are a distraction
I know what I want
I know what is right
I know what I care about
Stop telling me otherwise
Stop eroding my focus
Stop screaming what you want, what you need, in my ears
I can't keep it straight in my head if you keep talking
Other people's thoughts are an addiction
I don't want to see but I still crave it
On the computer, on a cellphone
Social media seeps up through the cracks of my foundation
Begging for attention: just one look, just a peek at the world outside of my bubble
But it pierces that bubble and lodges itself in my consciousness
Your opinions slither into mine like a parasite
I don't want them here, but now I can't separate them from my own
Other people's thoughts bring pain
Other people's thoughts bring elation
Other people's thoughts bring confusion
Other people's thoughts bring enlightenment
I can't remain safe in my ignorance around your thoughts
I need to keep them out
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Writer(s): Zavian Sildra
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