My Homies That Don'T Know Me

My homies that don't know me from the outside in
And wherever home is I feel outside in
I feel inside out
Wide open and shut
I keep silent but inside me i am screaming aloud

I keep trying to learn me how to figure me out
Why do they stencil always try to figure me out
Let me sink to the bottom
Then they try to finger me out

Sometimes the world feels scaled down like a figurine house

And I'm a real boy
Or perhaps the houses chew toy
Now I know why they keep swallowing then spitting me out
Yes, I am never about
Yes I am hiding out loud
To my homies that don't know me from the inside out
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Pigeon Tart Avatar
December 28, 2022 at 6:54 PM
This one is awesome.
Morjin Avatar
December 30, 2022 at 8:46 AM
Thanks so much, this one is really close to me, I often feel out of place and misunderstood
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