Drowned out

My voice can’t be heard in this sea of people

Unless I’m saying something satirical

Something that makes people laugh and smile

Anything serious and it’s drowned out by other people being satirical and funny

Can you hear me?

Of course you can’t, I’m talking through a screen

You’re merrily creating a voice for me in my head

If you’re even reading this in the first place

It is nice though, I can type in a serious manner

I don’t have to be drowned out when I’m not even in this sea

I don’t have to be funny when nobody is there to laugh

I don’t have to be someone I’m not

Can you hear me now?

Am I manifesting as something relatable?

Because I know that I’m not the only one faking this laughter

I cause the laughter despite hating it, and I know there are others doing the same

I’m not alone in this sea

I just don’t have a voice to rise against it

So hi, nice to meet you

I can hear you, if you can hear me

We don’t need a voice to be heard, do we?

We just need to be the same, and we can understand each other’s feelings because they are our own

You and I are the same.