Still

Life has come to a standstill
A fork in the road with a piercing stop sign
So you don't pass
You don't move on
You stay still

Frozen
Like fear has consumed you
Like you’re chained down
Like you can’t move
Because they told you to
Because you don't know anything else
Because you learned 
You’re useless
You’ll f*** it up again
You’re the reason why

So you stay still
Petrified
Like a deer in headlight
Like a rat caught by the tail
Like a fish on a hook
Because it its lot late now
Because you can't escape
Because you’re wasting breathe 
Your hope is gone
You see the end
You’ve lost 

So you stay still
Anchored 
Like a tree to the ground 
Like a shipwreck on the ocean floor 
Like an iron bolt forced into concrete
Because you're rooted down
Because you're decaying
Because you don’t have a choice
You never really did though
You could never have helped 
You were lied to 

You stay still
Because it's what you've always done 
Because it causes the damage
Because it's your new tactic

You stay quiet
Not a peep

Still and quiet
Like you don't exist 
Because not existing is the best you can do
Because you stay  out of the way now
Because you hope they don't notice you

You stay still
You stay quiet 
You stay out of the f***ing way

anxietydepressionsadsilencefree verse

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