#writing #poetry #anxious #regret #philosophy this poem is all about the fear of talking too much and how we hide our true selves just to make other people like us. it shows a big battle between speaking up and staying quiet. the writer is worried that if they say too much, people will get annoyed and dislike them. but if they stay quiet, people will think they are perfect and love them. it talks about a very relatable, anxious feeling where you replay conversations in your head and wish you hadn't said anything at all. in the end, it shows that choosing to be quiet is a way to protect yourself, but it also makes you feel very lonely because people only love your silence, not the real you. - @youressenceandmine