Don't You Dare

Don’t you dare look me in the eye
And tell me you know how it feels.
Rejection after rejection
Slowly, surely digging into your chest,
Pulling you apart from the inside out.
Don’t tell me it will all be okay,
When I don’t have the energy to fall asleep
Because I can’t find the motivation to lay down
Or even to shut my eyelids.
Don’t tell me you understand
When everything you want
Gets handed to you on a silver platter.
Don’t look at me and say you know how it feels.
Do you know how I scroll through name after name
Until I find someone, anyone I can talk to?
I feel so alone, I feel so empty.
So don’t look my way with a soft smile.
Don’t tell me you know what this is like.
Do you have any idea what it’s like
To choke back tears in fear
Of your parents seeing you cry?
Don’t tell me you understand,
Because I can’t even hope to glimpse into your world,
So don’t tell me that you know what it’s like.