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TAG, YOU'RE NOT "IT", TAG, YOU'RE "IT"

You're here You've always been here Yet, you was away  You were good at it, weren't you? At hiding.  And they were good at seeking.  Yes, they wanted you to hide So far, where the eyes couldn't see Where hands couldn't reach  Where legs couldn't walk to  But they caught you, didn't they?  So expeditiously because they wanted to.  That was their mission  To keep you on the run  so that they could catch you before you could ever catch them.  You're no runner.  You never were one.  Yet you had to learn to run fast You didn't know what "slow" meant  because, when it came to hiding  you couldn't take chances You wanted to stay hidden because it was almost as if  you were under the obligation  to stay hidden.  Out of sight  but were you able to stay  out of others' minds?  Every place you went to,  Every spot you hid in  was under surveillance  Tag! You're not "it"  Tag! You...
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MORE BITS, MORE PIECES

More bits, more pieces.  Absorb all the noise you can  when you turn the switches on and off the clinking of glasses  when the chains of the swing move back and forth  when the clock ticks  the sound of rain drops  beating down  I write I dream  but don't sleep  yet I keep waking up  I want to fall asleep  without actually falling asleep  the chair is empty the posters have fallen down not taken down  they were immobile for so long  now they move  the wall paint has faded  the phone refuses to get charged  and the fan has decided to spin  slower than before.  the adamant door doesn't close  the cupboards are wide open  just like my eyes  my fingers hit the keyboard  but words aren't born  just erased.  deleted.  the screen stares back at me  as I wink  the milk tastes so sad  with a sad- flavoured slice of bread  cheese wants to stay away...
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